Medieval Disability Heritage

The Museum Exhibition Reimagined
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-80270-359-7
Verlag: ARC Humanities Press

Buch, Englisch, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

What would an exhibition on medieval disability unrestricted by funding, space, or ownership look like? Kisha Tracy believes such an exhibition would showcase medieval disability without relegating it to the sensational and interpreting individuals only through the lens of the “monstrous” or as “charity cases.” This book proposes an exhibition guide that brings together artifacts from around the globe—artifacts that for a variety of reasons are unlikely ever to be brought together physically—in order to bring to life the heritage of medieval peoples with disabilities, and encourage readers to think critically about our preconceptions about heritage, disability, and the Middle Ages. The book is relevant to those working in and teaching with cultural heritage.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tracy, Kisha G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Body Tells a Story

Chapter 2. Daily Life

Chapter 3. Making the Intangible Tangible

Epilogue. The Significance of Medieval Disability Heritage

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tracy, Kisha G.
Kisha G. Tracy is Professor and Chair of English Studies at Fitchburg State University, President of the Society for the Study of Disability in the Middle Ages, and editor of the Medieval Disability Glossary. Also, as the Accessible Medievalist, she tells the stories of people with disabilities.