Disability Studies and the Classical Body: The Forgotten Other - Paperback

by Ellen Adams (Editor)

By triangulating the Greco-Roman world, classical reception and disability studies, this book presents a range of approaches that reassess and reimagine traditional themes in studying disability in the ancient world, from the narrative voice to sensory studies.

Author Biography

Ellen Adams is Senior Lecturer in Classical Art and Archaeology at King's College London, UK. She has published extensively on Minoan Crete, including a book entitled Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete: Social Dynamics in the Neopalatial Period (2017, CUP). For many years, she has also investigated how a dialogue between disability studies and Classics might enhance both disciplines.