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Disease, Disability &#38; Medicine in the Medieval World10th Anniversary Annual Meeting, Swansea University 2-3 December 2016at the National Waterfront Museum, SwanseaDisability and ReligionPROGRAMMEFRIDAY 2nd December10:00 Welcome (Irina Metzler, Swansea University)10:15-11:15 Opening Keynote AddressResponsibility, Sin, and Impairment in the Middle AgesWendy J. Turner (Augusta University)11:15-12:45 Panel: Disabled Religious: Saints, Monks and AnchoressesModerator: Alicia Spencer-HallDisability or Super-ability? Saints' Infirmities as a Tool for Constructing Sanctity(Jenni Kuuliala, University of Tampere)Deaf, Monks and Sign Language(Yann Cantin, Université-Paris 8)Ancrene Riwle: Disabling the Able, How Un-Medieval!(Stan Booth, University of Winchester)12:45-13:45 Lunch13:45-14:40 Panel: Non-conformist BodiesModerator: Stan BoothThe Hun and the HunchbackMark Humphries (Swansea University)'Sumo michi baculum': Problematizing the Purpose of 'Walking Sticks' in the Late Middle Ages(Rachael Gillibrand, University of Leeds)14:40-15:35 Panel: Miracles and MetaphorsModerator: Ninon DubourgThe Cure-Seeking Experiences of Disabled Children in Twelfth-Century English Miracula(Ruth Salter, University of Reading)A Double Absence: Cupid and Blind Lucy Reading John Donne's 'Nocturnal Upon St. Lucy's Day, Being The Shortest Day'(Chris Mounsey, University of Winchester)15:35-16:00 Coffee Break16:00-16:50 Panel: Relevance of Digital Tools for Medieval Manuscript Studies(Erin Connelly, University of Pennsylvania)This panel will take the form of a presentation followed by a workshop inviting audience participation and discussionSATURDAY 3rd December9:15-10:45 Panel: Disability and Mental 'Abnormality'Moderator: Wendy TurnerGraeco-Latin Medical Learning in an Early Irish Pseudo-Etymology of Boicmell 'Fool'(Anna Matheson, Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique, Rennes)The Holy Fool and the Madman: When was Mental Abnormality a Disability?(Claire Trenery, Royal Holloway, University of London)Skiptingr, Congeon and Wehselkind: Exploring the Medieval Discourse on Changelings and Idiocy through Vernacular Insults(Rose Sawyer, University of Leeds)10:45-11:05 Coffee Break11:05-12:00 Panel: Disability and LeprosyModerator: Trish SkinnerDisability and Ability within the Leper Houses of Medieval Normandy(Elma Brenner, Wellcome Library)Redeemed by a Good Death!(Timothy Jones, University of Cardiff)12:00-13:00 Lunch13:00-13:55 Panel: Disability in the Earlier Middle AgesModerator: Christina LeeFinding Disability in Early Medieval Sources: The Case of Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester(Alison Hudson, The British Library)A Disabled Corpse - An Exploration of the Potential Significance of an Anglo Saxon Burial Cluster from Great Chesterford, Essex(Stephanie Evelyn-Wright, University of Southampton)13:55-14:50 Panel: 'Alien' DisabilityModerator: Irina Metzler'A horse ought to be held dear due to its goodness; because one should desire goodness over beauty': Utility, Disfigurement, and Occupational Health in Later Medieval Horse Medicine(Sunny Harrison, University of Leeds)Mohammed the Epileptic: Religious Propaganda in the Middle Ages(Hillary Burgardt, Swansea University)14:50-15:05 Coffee Break15:05-16:00 Panel: Periodization in Disability History: A RoundtableParticipants:David Turner (Swansea University, panel co-ordinator and chair)Trish Skinner (Swansea University)Bianca Frohne (Universität Bremen)Daniel Blackie (University of Oulu)16:00-16:35 Concluding Keynote AddressDisease, Disability and Medicine: Past, Present and Future(s)Christina Lee (University of Nottingham)16:35-16:45 Closing RemarksMany thanks to the organiser of this year, Irina Metzler.