In previous BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY posts (e.g., here), I shared excerpts of my forthcoming chapter, “Foucault: The Premier Disabled Philosopher of Disability (My Love Letter to Foucault),” which will appear in The Foucauldian Mind, edited by Daniele Lorenzini (Routledge, 2026). As I indicated in the previous posts, October 15, 2026, will mark the centennial anniversary of […]
Special Issue of Canadian Journal of Disability Studies on MAiD (vol. 13, no. 2, 2024)
I am very happy to inform you that Canadian Journal of Disability Studies (CJDS) has published a special issue on the theme “Medical Assistance in Dying; Resistance in Canada”. The issue comprises testimonials of many of the leading theorists and activists who publicly organize against MAiD and the very real dangers that the eugenic policies […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Hypatia’s Ableist Legacy, co-authored with Nora Berenstain
This week’s quote-of-the-week post (though it’s only Thursday) addresses the historical legacy of ableism at Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. To open our discussion in the post, consider an excerpt from Shelley’s introduction to The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability. The introduction, which is entitled “Situating Philosophy of Disability in/out of Philosophy,” offers a summary […]
Contributors to Philosophy and Theory of Disability in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Disability Studies
I have completed the recruitment phase of the editing process for the Philosophy and Theory of Disability Area of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Disability Studies, the digital resource that I posted about previously. I am extremely happy about the roster of contributors that I compiled. Please find copied below the names of contributors to the […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Andrea Pitts Redux
Dear All, I very much regret to tell you that the interview that was originally scheduled for today has been postponed. Disabled people know that institutional time commitments and other arrangements must be regarded as flexible and subject to revision in order for disabled people (among others) to gain the social justice that privileged participants […]
30% Off The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability During This Back-To-School Sale!
Now is your chance to pick up copies of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability, the cutting-edge resource for your teaching and research, at an additional discount. Assign the book to your students! From today until October 6, 11:59pm ET, Bloomsbury Publishers is offering a 30% discount on its books in its back-to-school sale. […]
Upholding Michel Foucault’s History (My Love Letter to Foucault Continued)
As I recently pointed out on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, October 15, 2026, will mark the centennial anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth, with plans underway to commemorate Foucault in a variety of journal issues, conferences, workshops, edited collections, and monographs. As I noted in the previous post, I will contribute to some of these memorials. In the […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Hypatia’s Ableist Legacy, co-authored with Nora Berenstain
This week’s quote-of-the-week post (though it’s only Thursday) addresses the historical legacy of ableism at Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. To open our discussion in the post, consider an excerpt from Shelley’s introduction to The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability. The introduction, which is entitled “Situating Philosophy of Disability in/out of Philosophy,” offers a summary […]
Still Apropos: Nondisabled People Always Win the “Hunger Games” of Academic Publishing and Tenure
BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY blogger Mich Ciurria’s post below from October 2022 is still apropos and even more relevant: in 2023/2024, there were no jobs advertised with philosophy of disability/disability studies as an AOS, despite the fact that critical analyses of disability flourish across the university. _________________________________________________ This year, only one department lists “disability studies” amongst its […]
CFA: Thinking Trans//Trans Thinking Conference 2025, Hybrid, Mar. 27-28, 2025 (deadline: Nov. 15, 2024)
Dates: Thursday, March 27th and Friday, March 28th, 2025 Location: Lafayette College in Easton, PA & Hybrid/Zoom Call for Proposals Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024 Notified for acceptance by Dec. 1, 2024 Keynote Speakers: Dr. Trish Salah (Queen’s University) and Dr. Nathan DuFord (Smith College) Trans philosophy, broadly construed, provides a space where trans people can think together […]
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