Archive and Theory: New Directions in Early Modern Disability Studies. By Erin Severson and Helen Deustch (UCLA)
Session Objectives:
To bring these texts to life and generate collective embodied knowledge in conversation with the archive, creative close-reading is absolutely key. As a group, we will discuss specific passages from chosen texts in detail
Preparation Time:
Facilitator Preparation:
Suggested Prep Time: 1.5-2 hours (to read texts & print out handout, set up blackboard)
Facilitator Pre-Reading: Review the module materials, hand-outs, & questions + source texts:
William Shakespeare, Richard III (Act I, Scene 1): https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/richard-iii/read/
William Hay, Deformity: An Essay (1754): https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_deformity-an-essay-by-_hay-william_1754
Helen Deutsch, “Deformity,” in Keywords for Disability Studies: https://keywords.nyupress.org/disability-studies/essay/deformity/
Participant Preparation:
Suggested Prep Time: 120 minutes
Participant Pre-Reading (Optional, but Highly Reccomended): Review the following required texts:
William Shakespeare, Richard III (Act I, Scene 1): https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/richard-iii/read/
William Hay, Deformity: An Essay (1754): https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_deformity-an-essay-by-_hay-william_1754