Early last week, I threw some shade at Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (FPQ), alluding to the way that the journal has upheld the eugenic status quo in philosophy by restricting and defacing my criticisms of the field of bioethics and my call for the field to be abolished. In short, the editors of the journal have […]
NAZA (directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor)
I have been wondering whether NAZA, the outstanding new documentary film about the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDFs’) use of AI in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, would soon be showing at one of the other-than-mainstream theatres in Hamilton (the Canadian city in which I live). The film was directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel […]
Draft Program for Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7?
Some devotees of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY have written to ask when I will be posting a program for the upcoming Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7 conference. Let me remind you that the conference has moved from its past December location to a spot in late January. So, Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7 will take […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 8am ET
“I have read almost all of your interviews and they are always wonderful. … I am really looking forward to the next installment of Dialogues on Disability.” — Adrian Piper “… a major contribution to our understanding of the field and the people in it.” — Vanessa Wills “I’ve learned so much about ableism in philosophy […]
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Michel Foucault’s Birth in 1926 (Updated with Additions)
Tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth in Poitiers, France on October 15, 1926. A number of events and publications have been initiated to mark the occasion. Many conferences and workshops have already taken place earlier in the year. Various publications to mark this momentous occasion have appeared throughout the year, including special […]
Me, Mich, Monet, Melissa, Marcon, and (Vegan) Merchants
When I am not writing or trying to write or editing someone else’s writing or just reading someone else’s writing, I like to look at art. I’m currently reading a biography about Jean-Michel Basquiat by Doug Woodham, which means that I am looking at (representations of) art and reading someone else’s writing simultaneously. Tomorrow, I […]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly: Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches 12 (2/3) 2026
I am very happy to present “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” the amazing special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (12 [2/3] 2026) that I have guest edited to commemorate the centennial of Michel Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926. Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 12 (2/3) 2026: “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches” https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/issue/view/2385 Finally, Foucault: […]
Whose Judgement and What Counts as Winning?
As reported by Daily Nous, The Philosopher’s Annual — “The list aims to ‘select the ten best articles published in philosophy each year—an attempt as simple to state as it is admittedly impossible to fulfill’”– has announced its selections. This is the question that I posed to Sergio Tenenbaum (one of the editors/judges in the […]
The Foucault Century Symposium, UPenn/Hybrid, Sept. 24-25, 2026
Description of graphic above: a rectangular image that states The Foucault Century Symposium at top and the dates of the conference and institution below. On the right, there is a drawing of a smiling Foucault holding a book. The Foucault Century 2026 marks the centennial of Michel Foucault’s birth and the 50-year anniversary of the publication of his landmark History […]
