Leah Pope Parker
banner
parkerchronicle.bsky.social
Leah Pope Parker
@parkerchronicle.bsky.social
Baker of hand pies. Scholar of medieval literature and disability: www.leahpopeparker.com She/they. Views: own. Cat: Æthelthryth. Book: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12571891 Banner: close-up of swirling shades of yellow in oil paint, vaguely floral.
The real experiment is how many scientists will keep returning to the site to keep track of what they think is the experiment.
October 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I’m organizing this session, so feel free to DM questions or inquiries.

NB: This is a *hybrid* session, so you do not need to be able to get to Kalamazoo, MI next May to participate!

Guidelines and submission: wmich.edu/medievalcong... /end
Call for Papers | International Congress on Medieval Studies | Western Michigan University
standard
wmich.edu
September 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Paper proposals on any topic relating to disability, disease, health, and/or medicine and engaging with the methods of disability studies will be welcomed, on any period between c. 500–1500, on any geographical area, and in any scholarly field. 3/
September 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Presenters may be emerging in terms of their career (e.g., graduate students or early-career researchers) or emerging by bringing their research into a new direction (i.e., newly engaging with disability studies). Priority will be given to new scholars and approaches. 2/
September 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I was fortunate to have some surprise funding that covered the very reasonable cost of my index, but I would absolutely have found it worthwhile to pay out-of-pocket and will budget accordingly for the next book.
September 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You can see Shannon’s work on my index in the #OpenAccess ebook (doi.org/10.3998/mpub...) and pictured here. Seriously, how do you make a useful index entry on “disability” in a book that’s entirely about disability?? I highly recommend hiring a professional to figure that out for your book.
September 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I’ve heard that you should write your own #index, so you can advance your argument. But an excellent indexer will see your argument and support it, with an index that also works properly like an index. I respect that expertise! Shannon’s also great with medieval names, languages, and manuscripts!
September 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Thank you!! The trick to the cat jokes is they might only be funny to me. I’m a medievalist, not a comedian.

What wonderful synchronicity to have our books out in the same year. I’m looking forward to reading yours!
August 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM