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Lisping and Limping. Disability in Medieval Sweden (1250-1500)
| Funder | Swedish Research Council |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Uppsala University |
| Country | Sweden |
| Start Date | Dec 01, 2022 |
| End Date | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Duration | 1,095 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Principal Investigator |
| Data Source | Swedish Research Council |
| Grant ID | 2022-02407_VR |
Grant Description
Physical impairments were common in medieval Sweden; this is confirmed by osteological studies of skeletons. Yet, we know very little about the lives of impaired people in medieval Sweden. This project aims to increase our knowledge about disability in Sweden 1250-1500. The project will explore how medieval sources describe different forms of impairment.
It will examine to which extent impaired people were included and integrated in society and, by contrast: to which extent they were disabled by limitations, exclusion, and oppression. Furthermore, the project will examine how impairments affected the social status of a person.
The focus is on physical impairment: injuries or bodily variations that affected the mobility or the functionality of the senses (hearing, vision).
By applying a critical realist perspective that views disability as multifaceted and layered, the project will capture various and contradictory discourses on disability. By using a plurality of
Sources & References
law codes, court records, miracle stories, penitentiary sources, ballads, chronicles, and romances, we gain access to how various social groups perceived disability. The project will examine terminology and analyze descriptions of impairments to evaluate whether the impaired individuals could participate in social life and find work. This project will increase our knowledge about views of the body, expectations of health, mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion, and social categories.
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