'Satire, Disability and the Disabled in Flavian and Trajanic Rome.'

“弗拉维和图拉真罗马的讽刺、残疾和残疾人。”

• 批准号: 2606684
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2606684
• 关键词: Satire; Disability; Disabled; Flavian; Trajanic

Juvenal's famous phrase 'mens sana in corpore sano', which translates to "healthy mind in a healthy body", speaks of his wishes as to how his readers should be in life. However, within this phrase there is an underlying marginalisation of people with mental and physical disabilities, as often occurs in the genre of Satire. Therefore, Roman satire is an interesting case study for discussing mental and physical disabilities. Disability studies in Classics has focused on the historical and archaeological evidence, but there has been little systematic research into their representation in literature. Analysis of the cultural representational model which literature provides us with therefore sits largely untouched by Classics scholars. More recently, gender, race and morality of non-normative bodies in society and literature have received attention. But topics like the importance of being physically or mentally able within an imperialist and slave-using cultural context are largely avoided. This proposed thesis will investigate the representations of disabilities within the genre of satire which is shaped by these cultural constructions, in order to illuminate ancient and modern understandings of disability itself. When considered alongside the rapidly growing scholarship in disability theory, for example internalised ableism or the theory of 'cripping', this thesis is essential for furthering our cultural understanding of disability in Rome (e.g. Campbell, 2009). To focus the thesis, I propose to evaluate the writings of Juvenal and Martial, both of whom were at their most prolific within half a century of each other and were of similar socio-economic status. This will narrow the scope to a specific period, language, and a genre emblematic of "Roman-ness". I have both the necessary linguistic and contextual knowledge for this thesis. Alongside my current studies in Latin, I received a First in my undergraduate dissertation on disability in Greek mythology. My MA dissertation will further this by examining representations of disabilities in Juvenal's Satires. MA modules like 'Mastering the Arts', for which I have received Distinction class marks, have introduced me to the skills necessary for interdisciplinary research. The department at the University of Nottingham has scholars working on health humanities projects such as ancient medicine (Thomas), as well as ancient trauma and resilience (Lovatt). They also have strengths in the history of the Roman empire (Malloch, Buckland, Kropp) as well as sensory studies (Bradley). Being visually impaired myself, my personal experiences can bring a new depth of understanding to this field of study.

尤维纳利斯的名句“mens sana in corpore sano”，翻译过来就是“健康的身体里有健康的思想”，表达了他对读者生活的期望。然而，在这个短语中，有一个潜在的边缘化的人与精神和身体残疾，经常发生在讽刺体裁。因此，罗马讽刺是一个有趣的案例研究，讨论精神和身体残疾。经典中的残疾研究主要集中在历史和考古证据上，但很少有系统的研究他们在文学中的表现。因此，对文学为我们提供的文化表征模式的分析，在很大程度上没有被古典学者触及。最近，社会和文学中的非规范性团体的性别、种族和道德受到关注。但是，在帝国主义和使用奴隶的文化背景下，身体或精神能力的重要性等话题在很大程度上被避免了。本论文将探讨残疾人在这些文化结构所塑造的讽刺体裁中的表现，以阐明古代和现代对残疾人本身的理解。当考虑到残疾理论的迅速增长的奖学金，例如内化的能力主义或“cripping”理论，这篇论文是必不可少的，以促进我们的残疾文化理解在罗马（例如坎贝尔，2009年）。为了集中论文，我建议评估的著作，朱维纳利斯和马夏尔，他们都在其最多产的世纪内彼此和类似的社会经济地位。这将把范围缩小到一个特定的时期、语言和象征“罗马性”的体裁。我有必要的语言和上下文知识为这篇论文。除了我目前在拉丁美洲的研究，我收到了第一次在我的本科论文在希腊神话中的残疾。我的硕士论文将进一步通过研究残疾的代表在朱维纳的讽刺。像“掌握艺术”这样的MA模块，我已经获得了优异的成绩，向我介绍了跨学科研究所需的技能。诺丁汉大学的系里有学者从事健康人文项目，如古代医学（托马斯），以及古代创伤和复原力（洛瓦特）。他们在罗马帝国的历史（马洛赫，巴克兰，克洛普）以及感官研究（布拉德利）方面也有优势。我自己也是视障人士，我的个人经历可以为这个研究领域带来新的理解深度。