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

朱维纳尔的名言“men sana in corpore sano”，意为“健康的心灵在健康的身体里”，道出了他对读者应该如何生活的愿望。然而，在这个短语中，有一个潜在的边缘化的人有精神和身体残疾，经常发生在讽刺体裁。因此，罗马讽刺是讨论身心残疾的一个有趣的案例研究。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它们在文学中的表现。因此，对文学为我们提供的文化表征模式的分析基本上没有被古典学者接触过。最近，社会和文学中非规范性主体的性别、种族和道德受到关注。但在帝国主义和使用奴隶的文化背景下，身体或精神健康的重要性等话题在很大程度上是被回避的。本文将探讨残疾在这些文化建构所塑造的讽刺体裁中的表现，以阐明古代和现代对残疾本身的理解。当与快速增长的残疾理论学术一起考虑时，例如内化残疾主义或“跛脚”理论，这篇论文对于促进我们对罗马残疾的文化理解至关重要（例如Campbell， 2009）。为了使论文集中，我建议评价尤维纳利斯和马夏尔的著作，他们两人在半个世纪内都是最多产的，并且具有相似的社会经济地位。这将把范围缩小到一个特定的时期、语言和一种象征“罗马性”的流派。我具备了这篇论文所需要的语言和语境知识。除了我目前的拉丁语学习，我的本科论文还以希腊神话中的残疾为主题，获得了第一名。我的硕士论文将通过研究尤维纳利斯讽刺作品中残疾的表现来进一步研究这一点。像“精通艺术”这样的硕士课程，我获得了优异的班级分数，向我介绍了跨学科研究所需的技能。诺丁汉大学的院系有学者从事健康人文项目，如古代医学（托马斯），以及古代创伤和恢复力（洛瓦特）。他们在罗马帝国历史（马洛赫，巴克兰，克鲁普）和感官研究（布拉德利）方面也有优势。作为一名视障人士，我的个人经历可以为这一研究领域带来新的深度理解。

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.