Last evening, I attended a campaign event for Avi Lewis that took place in Hamilton, Canada (where I live). Lewis is running to be the new leader of the New Democratic Party in Canada, which was virtually obliterated in the federal election last Spring when many Canadians chose to “strategically” vote for the Liberals and […]
Disabled Feminist Academics Are Marginalized, Exploited, and Excluded in Every Context and at Every Level of the University
As readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY have witnessed, many, if not most, of my posts on the blog are concerned to identify the mechanisms, practices, and strategies by and through which the exclusion of disabled philosophers and the marginalization of philosophy of disability are produced. To take just one example, in a recent post, […]
Revisit or Catch What You Missed of Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6: The Videos!
As I indicated in previous posts here at BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, the latest edition of the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series, namely, Philosophy, Disability, Social Change 6, was an outstanding event, exceeding the hopes and expectations of our organizing team and providing participants and attendees with memorable and highly rewarding experiences. Attendance at Philosophy, […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6): Day Three
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY’S EVENTS: (All times shown are in EST) Friday, January 30, 2026 10:00am-10:05am Welcome to Day Three of #PhiDisSocCh6 Shelley Lynn Tremain (BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY) 10:05am-12:05pm Panel: Anarchist and Marxist Influences and Fascist Confrontations Robert Chapman (Durham), “Boy Scout Fascism: Health Fascism in the Political Philosophy of Robert Baden-Powell” Nic Cottone (Michigan State), “Capitalism, […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6): Day Two
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY’S EVENTS: (All times shown are in EST) Thursday, January 29, 2026 10:00am-10:05am Welcome to Day Two of #PhiDisSocCh6 Shelley Lynn Tremain (BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY) 10:05am-12:05pm Panel: On the Birth of Foucault and the Abnormal Will Conway (Stony Brook), “’To Kill the Vanquished’: Rousseau at the Threshold of Biopolitics” Stephanie Jenkins (Oregon State), “On […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6): Day One
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY’S EVENTS: (All times shown are in EST) Wednesday, January 28, 2026 10:00am-10:10am Welcome to #PhiDisSocCh6 Shelley Lynn Tremain (BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY) and Melinda Hall (Central Florida) 10:10am-12:10pm Panel: The Politics of Identity and Identification Caroline Christoff (Muskingum), “The Normativity of Neurodiversity: How Atypical Behavior Impacts Identity” August Gorman (Oakland), “Am I the Problem? […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6), Unapologetically Online, Jan. 28-30, 2026, 10am ET-4pm ET
The Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series is, by many accounts, the best, the most exciting, the most informative, the most progressive, and generally the most important event on the philosopher’s calendar. This year’s edition of the conference series promises to be as vital as, if not even more vital than, past editions of […]
Some of Our Favourite Posts of 2025
Here are some of the posts (with links) that shaped our thinking and active resistance in 2025. The BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY bloggers wish you the best possible New Year. Yours in struggle and solidarity. January 2025 Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Canadians on Conscientious Objection, Trudeau Jr., and Annexing Canada (Tremain) Strawsonian Responsibility and […]
Show Your Support for Philosophy Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6)
With Jonathan Wolff’s retirement earlier this year, came the end of Oxford University’s support for the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series. Henceforth, the primary sponsors/funding bodies of Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change are the Center for Ethics and Department of Philosophy at The University of Central Florida. Nevertheless, the team behind Philosophy, Disability, […]
More News About Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6)
Conference organization and planning continues! Yesterday, I met with Melinda Hall (School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Central Florida-UCF) and Jonathan Beever (Center for Ethics, University of Central Florida-UCF), as well as Jamie Morris, our illustrious tech expert who resolved some outstanding questions with respect to the platform and logistics of the conference. We are […]
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