From Philosophy of m/Madness to m/Mad Philosophy, Oxford, Sept. 25-26, 2024

EVENT DESCRIPTION The conference will explore what it means to think about m/Madness philosophically. The title reflects our interest in ‘madness’  as both a speculative (lower case ‘m’) and a practical (upper case ‘M’) term. Furthermore, it reflects our interest in the different ways in which m/Madness might be approached – either as an object […]

Lecture by Johnathan Flowers: Gender as Affect: A Cross-Cultural Aesthetics of Gender, SOAS/Zoom, Mar. 22, 2024, 16:00 GMT

The Centre for Global and Comparative Philosophies is very pleased to invite you to the 21st Lecture in the SOAS World Philosophies Lecture Series.  The Lecture will be delivered by Johnathan Flowers, Assistant Professor of  Philosophy, California State University, Northridge Title: Gender as Affect: a Cross-Cultural Aesthetics of Gender Summary This talk will bring together Japanese Aesthetics and American […]

All That’s Happening on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

It was a busy Fall insofar as I was preoccupied with the last production stages of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability. December rolled around and the publication of the book took place on the 14th, which publication coincided with Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 4 on the 14th and 15th. Then, January was […]

Canadian Faculties Call for the Resignation of NDP MP Selina Robinson, BC Minister of Post-Secondary Education

February 4, 2024 We write as concerned Canadian faculty organizations whose combined membership spans universities and colleges across the country. Among us are faculty with expertise in Palestine Studies, Middle East Studies, Israel Studies, Jewish Studies, Education, History, Geography, Settler Colonial and Islamic Studies.   We stand together to call unequivocally for the removal of B.C. […]

CFA: Trans/Feminist Philosophy: Pasts, Presents, Futures, University of Guelph, Aug. 14-16, 2024 (deadline: Mar. 15, 2024)

The Canadian Society for Trans Philosophy (CSTP) and the Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy (CSWIP) invite the submission of abstracts for inclusion in our upcoming conference, “Trans/Feminist Philosophy: Pasts, Presents, Futures.” The conference will be held August 14-16, 2024, at the University of Guelph. We encourage interdisciplinary submissions, as well as submissions which challenge […]

Disabled Philosopher and Philosophy of Disability Go to Syracuse

I had a wonderful time in Syracuse. My presentation at Syracuse University went very well and was very well received. I finally got to meet Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson in person and spent lots of time getting to know her better. Verena has expended a great deal of effort to make sure everything about the visit to […]