Category: Research

In recent years, there has been a steady increase in historical research on disability in Eastern Europe. A significant development has taken place with the creation of a working group, which is led by Maria Bucur and Maria Galmarini and hosted by the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES 2023). Another noteworthy… Continue Reading Deaf in Socialist Romania

The writer and biblical scholar John Kitto (1804-1854) had a complicated relationship with his deafness. Born hearing, he was deafened from a fall at the age of twelve. The accident was traumatic, and, his hearing loss signified a major rupture in his identity and turning point in this life. He worked for the Church Missionary… Continue Reading Kitto’s Conundrum: Disability, Writing And Identity