Join us for a free virtual talk on disability in the ancient Greek world by archaeologist Dr. Debby Sneed! Registration required, sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O8raQJkFQsWst1fkyuhxVg#/registration

Dr. Sneed will preview a soon-to-be published article with new research on a female statue of a dwarf, found on the Acropolis. She will introduce us to the study of disability in ancient Greece through a detailed case-study, showing how a careful examination of material culture can reveal disability in the ancient world, while challenging common misconceptions about attitudes towards disability in the ancient world.

Dr. Debby Sneed is assistant professor of classics at California State University, Long Beach, and an archaeologist whose research focuses on disability in ancient Greece. She is also field director of the Agora Excavations in Athens, conducted by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, which is the preeminent research center for US scholars and students studying Greek culture from antiquity to the present. She earned a Ph.D. in archaeology from UCLA, and an MA in classics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.