Dr. Alexandra F. Morris

@disabledarchaeo.bsky.social

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Egyptologist & Disability Activist w/ CP. ♿ #DisHist of Ptolemaic Egypt & inclusive museums. Co-Founder @ukdishisthub.bsky.social. President @museumedrt.bsky.social. Co-Chair @cripantiquity.bsky.social‬. New Yorker in the UK. She/Her. Opinions mine.

Jason and Alexandra standing and smiling in front of the Classical Association Conference banner at the conference. Jason is wearing a black suit with blue tie, and Alexandra is wearing a multicoloured ancient Ptolemaic Egypt print dress.
Part of the "At the End of History" exhibition. Pictured are a Victorian Artist's box with a label describing it as well as information about the illustrator Anne Pratt. Behind it is wall text/graphics with the word "Nothing" in purple graffiti overlying this.
Copies of the book "Disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology: All Our Yesterdays" stacked on top of one another.
CripAntiquity; Call for Papers!; Disability in the Ancient World". On the white backdrop, right beneath the banner, the text reads, "CripAntiquity is calling for papers for a hybrid conference in July 2025". Underneath that has the text "Topics can relate to ancient disabilities, disability reception, and the state of disabled scholars within Ancient Studies; Deadline for abstracts: Nov. 25, 2024; Email abstracts to: afm290@optimum.net and claudius.caecus@gmail.com"
A stack of 4 copies of "Disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic World: Plato's Stepchildren" resting on a couch. The cover is a multicolor globe pattern with black and red font.
A nomination panel that reads "Unsung Classicist Alexandra F Morris 2024, Working Classicists Awards" against an off-white background with Classical objects.
5 of the UK Disability History and Heritage Hub members seated smiling in a pub.
A screenshot of a Twitter quoted post. Features the text "I, too, am part of this panel, and my talk is "Tomorrow is Yesterday: Star Trek, Ancient Reception, and Disability,". Come see both our talks for free! #AIMS2023 #MirrorOfAntiquity #StarTrek" and "Monday at 2pm EST I'm part of a live virtual panel on Archaeology & Star Trek! Register for free for access & video of my full talk: “You Look Like a Man Who Can Handle Trouble": Archaeology and Archetype in Star Trek" #AIMS2023 #startrek @antiquity_media." Also features an image of the Enterprise in the lower right against a star-filled background with the yellow and white text: "Star Trek and the Ancient Past, Special Panels. AIMS 2023 Online Conference," centred. The AIMS logo appears in the lower left.