Kavanagh, Declan (2025) Episode 6. Disability in Britain and Ireland – 1714 to 1785. The Historical Association Online film. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:111979)
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Abstract
Film Series: Power and freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714-2010
In Episode 6, Dr Declan Kavanagh (University of Kent) discusses the development of ideas around, and responses to, disability in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century.
Dr Kavanagh examines the definition given in Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary in 1755 and looks at the medical and charity models of responding to disability in this period. He then turns to William Hay’s landmark essay on ‘Deformity’, in which Hay offers a candid and personal description of living with disability in the 18th century. Hay reflects that his lived experience is a valuable and unique resource which has enabled him to perfect his mind in ways that wider society could and should learn from.
| Item Type: | Visual media |
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| Uncontrolled keywords: | Disability; history; eighteenth century; memoir |
| Subjects: |
D History General and Old World D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
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Schools > School of Humanities Schools > School of Humanities > English |
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| Depositing User: | Declan Kavanagh |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2025 22:42 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2025 10:11 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/111979 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Kavanagh, Declan.
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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1938-7327
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