New Scholarly Space

Byzantine Disability Hub

Informal Meeting

Thursday February 26 at 6pm GMT / 1PM EST (Zoom)

Inaugural Lecture

Thursday 9 April at 6pm GMT / 1PM EST (Zoom)

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Byzantine Disability Hub, a new scholarly space dedicated to exploring physical and mental difference in the Byzantine world. The Hub aims to bring together scholars, students, and all those interested in the lived experiences, representations, and social dimensions of disability in Byzantium and the medieval eastern Mediterranean.

Serving as a central platform for our activities and resources, the Byzantine Disability Hub offers a gateway to lectures, group discussions, conference updates, and a curated repository of relevant scholarship. We envision the Hub as a meeting place—one that fosters connection, collaboration, and contribution within this emerging field of study. By encouraging dialogue and highlighting ongoing work, the Hub seeks to strengthen international networks, inspire new research, and support future projects that broaden our understanding of Byzantium and its diverse communities.

We warmly invite colleagues to join us for two upcoming events:

an informal online meeting to meet the Hub organizers on Thursday, February 26 at 6pm GMT / 1PM EST (Zoom)
the inaugural lecture by Glenn Peers (University of Texas at Austin/ Syracuse University) on Community and Difference: Freaks and Byzantine ‘Healing’ on Thursday 9 April at 6pm GMT / 1PM EST (Zoom)

For more details about the Hub, please use this link: https://byzantine-disability-hub.leeds.ac.uk/