Disability, Prostheses, and Patenting in Historical Perspective (Workshop, Leeds, 18-19 September 2014)

Research Summary: Disability, Prostheses, and Patenting Workshop

Event Type: International interdisciplinary workshop on history of patenting cultures

Primary Focus: Relationship between physical impairment, prosthetic device commerce, and disability commodification from eighteenth century onwards

Location & Dates: Leeds City Museum, Leeds, UK; 18-19 September 2014

Institutional Affiliation: AHRC Research Network “Rethinking Patenting Cultures”

Disciplinary Scope: Multi-disciplinary scholarship examining historical and contemporary disability representations in museums and heritage organizations

Key Components: Scholar presentations, public panel debate on disability representations in heritage institutions

Registration Status: Limited places available for non-speakers on first-come first-served basis; registration fee applies for catering

Contact: Network Administrator Carl Warom for inquiries; registration via project website specifying “Workshop 3”

Disability, Prostheses, and Patenting in Historical Perspective
An international and interdisciplinary workshop
Leeds City Museum, Leeds, UK
18-19 September 2014

As part of the AHRC Research Network “Rethinking Patenting Cultures”, colleagues are invited to attend this two-day workshop on the history of patenting cultures with particular regard to disability and prostheses. This event will see scholars from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds come together to examine the relationship between physical impairment and commerce and the ways in which the commodification of disability affected everyday life and health from the eighteenth century.

The workshop will also include a public panel debate on historical and current representations of disability within museums and heritage organisations.

The symposium will take place at Leeds City Museum in the centre of Leeds. The full programme is here.
Registration: A very limited number of places are available at the workshop for non-speakers and these will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Please visit the project website to register, specifying “Workshop 3”. A registration fee is payable to cover catering costs. Please address any queries to the Network Administrator, Carl Warom.