The Myth of Disability
This paper addresses the theme of disability in the mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome, demonstrating that in antiquity there existed positive narratives of disability, which could
play a key part in modern teaching of literature, mythology and religion.
(UCL, Laidlaw Scholarship 2018-19)
Alexandra Zhirnova
(She/Her)
PhD Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic , University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
I work in the field of feminist theology, and my main interest is the history of modesty in Christian thought.
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