The Accessible Medievalist
The Accessible Medievalist is Dr. Kisha G. Tracy, a scholar and author telling stories about medieval people with disabilities and making the Middle Ages accessible to everyone!
Episodes
6 episodes
Episode 6: An Open Access Introduction to Medieval Disability
This episode talks about the value of open educational resources (OER), especially for medieval studies, as well as discusses the beginning stages of the creation of an OER Introduction to Medieval Disability. Topics:
Episode 5: Saint Bartholomew’s Disability Miracles
In this episode, the Accessible Medievalist explores the disability miracles in the Book of the Foundation of St. Bartholomew’s Church, which details the legendary founding of London’s oldest surviving parish church and hospital in 112...
Episode 4: The Man with the Knife-Hand Prosthetic
In this episode, the Accessible Medievalist delves a bit into the history of prosthetics, especially the story of a man from the Longobard area of Veneto, Italy, between the sixth and eighth centuries CE, who had an amputated hand and a knife-h...
Episode 3: #MedievalSoMuchMore BINGO
Ever watch a movie or a TV show supposedly set in the Middle Ages - or inspired by the Middle Ages - and wonder if things were really like that? This episode might help a bit! It is a companion to the Accessible Medievalist’s