As a reminder, an exciting pre-publication book launch of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability will take place this Saturday at the outstanding multi-lingual philoSOPHIA conference. The contributors to the book who will participate in the session are: Amandine Catala, Mich Ciurria, Johnathan Flowers, Elaina Gauthier-Mamaril, Ada Jaarsma/Suze Berkhout, Andrea Pitts, Kristin Rodier, and me.
The full conference program includes a number of talks addressing topics/issues within Africana Studies, Asian & Asian American Studies, Diaspora & Migration Studies, Disability Studies, Latin American and U.S. Latino/a/x Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies, including the following exciting keynote addresses:
- Ochy Curiel, “Aportes del feminismo decolonial desde Abya Yala”
- Jasbir K. Puar, “Dividual Economies, Of Data, Of Flesh”
- Stephanie Rivera Berruz, “Morir-Vivir Beyond the Human: Partial Ecological Connections and the Reconceptualization of Life”
- Lindsey Stewart, “Contributions to Conjure Feminism: Oshun, Mermaids, and Marie Laveau.”
The program and philoSOPHIA website also include information about registration, the in-person conference venue, keynote bios, local information about the city of Charlotte, and accessibility guidelines for the event.
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