Dr. Alexandra F. Morris
@DisabledArchaeo
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Egyptologist & Disability Activist w/ CP. ♿ #DisHist Egypt. On BlueSky. Co-Founder @UKDisHistHub. President @MusEdRoundtable. She/Her. Opinions mine.
Lincoln, UK & NY, USA
Joined January 2016
I received my copies of "Disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology: All Our Yesterdays" today. Also the blog I co-authored for the British Museum on ancient Egyptian disability went live. Very excited to see both in print! https://t.co/8BwyIJkrW2
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A reminder that this is happening THIS WEDNESDAY! Please come along and join us virtually for a day of #DisHist presentations!
We are really pleased to announce that booking is now open for our 2025 Connecting + Sharing event! Join us and a host of exciting presenters on Zoom on the 25th June to hear about a variety of work in/about #DisHist! To see the programme and book a spot:
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We are really pleased to announce that booking is now open for our 2025 Connecting + Sharing event! Join us and a host of exciting presenters on Zoom on the 25th June to hear about a variety of work in/about #DisHist! To see the programme and book a spot:
eventbrite.com
Join us at the UKDHHH Connecting + Sharing event to hear more about those working with, or interested in, disability histories.
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In today's Ancient Near East Today, Alexandra Morris discusses the little-mentioned topic of people with disabilities in ancient Egypt, and explores disability as a complex lived experience: https://t.co/oFoIalht7m 📸 Picture by Fixi, via Wikimedia Commons. CC By-SA 3.0.
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"Disabled people have always been a part of humanity. Modern day society projects its own discomfort about disability onto the past by ignoring it. - Dr. Alexandra F. Morris https://t.co/DowELjVHGv
anetoday.org
Disability has always been a part of human history, including in ancient Egypt. However, until recently the subject has rarely been studied in Egyptology or in a broader ancient world studies context.
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A really excellent, horizon-expanding volume with lots of applications not just for Egyptologists but also how we discuss Pharaonic Egypt in museums. Congratulations @DisabledArchaeo + team! 👏
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We would also like to extend a big thank you to @MarcelIzakH and @WealdBSL for providing us with this BSL version of the CFP! https://t.co/ItxjJ7EHKP
#DisHist #CFP
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As always, please do get in touch with us if you would like to discuss anything about this event!
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We welcome diverse presentation formats, including: 15-minute paper 5-minute presentation Workshops, or conversation / interview sessions (30 mins) Creative presentations or performances (30 mins) #DisHist
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Topics may include, but aren't limited to: Disability histories (any time period) Physical space / access Crip time / spaces Disability representation in media The future of disability histories Disability histories in museum, university or community spaces #DisHist
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This is now out! Let me know if you'd like a PDF! (You'll have to send me your e-mail address.)
Proofs day for this article co-authored with Mason Shrader, "Digging While Impaired: Promoting the Accessibility of Archaeology as a Discipline"! This has been a long time coming and we are so excited. Alt-text spread across two images!
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Ive seen A LOT of eugenic-related ideology on my timeline these past weeks. I encourage people to step back, consider who may be the most harmed by these policies, and LISTEN to them about the ways they want you to show up. 5/5
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The US continues to disable people. War, working conditions, housing, healthcare, and capitalism are all disabling forces. And yet these will never be the forces considered to "make America healthy again" bc they are the forces that make billionaires rich. 4/5
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And certain groups, like those with intellectual disabilities, or those who are multiply marginalized, have been targeted in particular by state forces. We cannot understand ableism without reference to racism, sexism, and transphobia (amongst others analyses of hate). 3/5
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Disabled people have been institutionalized, forcibly sterilized, barred from public, murdered, and denied welfare resources over and over and over. The list of atrocities was and continues to be endless. 2/5
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CW: ableism Since the founding of the US, physicians, politicians, and lawyers have been trying to eradicate disabled people. RFK's nomination is pretty normal in the long history of eugenics. 1/5
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Since the govt doesnt want us to talk about DEI lets just talk about it more than ever. Leverage institutional resources, bring in speakers to give their "expert opinion" at your uni or workplace. Talk about it, write about it, read up on it. Buy books. Commit to the work.
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