About this Event
Kyle Lewis Jordan will present his research on disability in ancient Egypt, wider antiquity, and museum studies, investigating the social-cultural contexts in which we find such evidence to understand what that can tell us about the lived experiences of disabled people in the past and what that says about wider society.
This Research in Focus talk is part of a series of events across UCL Museums and Cultural Programmes for UK Disability History Month, an annual celebration of diversity and inclusion, reflecting on the achievements and contributions of disabled people throughout history, raising awareness about disability rights, and highlight the ongoing challenges faced by the disabled community.
About the Speaker
Kyle Lewis Jordan is an early career archaeologist and curator who specialises in the study of disability in antiquity. He has previously curated exhibitions on disability and archaeology at the Ashmolean Museum, Pitt Rivers Museum and Verulamium Museum.
Audience
This panel event is suitable for ages 18+
Access
This event will have a BSL interpreter and live subtitles.
The Object Based Learning Laboratory (OBLL) is accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility from street level upon entering UCL Main Campus from Gower Street.
The OBLL is located on the ground floor of the
The entrance to the OBLL is located inside the .
Finding us
We are located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of central London. The nearest tube stations are Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City), Goodge Street (Northern Line), Warren Street (Victoria Line), and buses 18, 30, 73, 134 and 205 stop 3-5 minutes away on Euston Road.
About Research in Focus
The Research in Focus series platforms current research into UCL’s Museums and Collections through a programme of regularly researcher-led public talks.
UCL’s museums and collections encompass artefacts, specimens, artist works and more telling the history of living species in global contexts spanning thousands of years. The collections are used for teaching, public engagement and research, all of which contribute to our understanding of the world around us.
The Research in Focus talk series provides a platform for researchers to share their investigative enquiries through public engagement. We are proud to showcase how knowledge production is supported across varied collections.
The museums and collections are:
- Grant Museum of Zoology
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology
- UCL Art Museum
- Science Collection in the Object Based Learning Lab
- Pathology Museum at the Royal Free Hospital
The collections allow for interdisciplinary approaches as well as singular focus, reflected in the talks in this series. Criticality and recognition of local knowledge sources are encouraged, especially when working with contested histories and knowledge production through epistemological violence.
Event venue & nearby stays
UCL Object-Based Learning Laboratory, Gower Street, London, United Kingdom
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