Sponsor: Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia When: Monday, March 13, 12:30pm-2:00pm Pacific Time Where: DLA Piper Hall, Room 104, and virtually EVENT DESCRIPTION This panel discusses Track 2 MAiD in Canada: medical assistance in dying for people with disabilities who are not at the end of their natural lives. Presenters […]
Philosophy of Disability at the Eastern APA, NYC, Jan. 15-18, 2024
I am happy to report that the Eastern APA Program Committee has invited me to present in a symposium on my work on Philosophy of Disability at next year’s Eastern APA conference. The conference will take place in New York City, January 15-18, 2024. The session will have two commentators. My thanks to Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson […]
Videos of Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 3
If, for some reason, you were unable to attend the pathbreaking Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 3 conference that took place in early December 2022, do not despair! The videos of the presentations made at the conference are available online here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKGECJ8EcTzP1PAoylngsgIVaORCUh9DK The conference was a huge success, with a number of participants and attendees […]
Advance Reviews of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability (expected date of publication, June 2023)
Dear Readers/Listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, As we head into the home stretch for the publication of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability, I would like to share with you advance reviews of the book in order to increase your anticipation for this crucial volume. The expected date of publication is June 2023; in other […]
Zoom Talk about MAiD and Abolishing Bioethics, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, Online
A reminder that this Friday, that is, Friday, February 3rd, at 12:00pm, I will present a Zoom talk entitled “Bioethics De-Mystified: Disaster Ableism and the Utility of Epistemologies of Crisis” to the Department of Philosophy at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). The talk is part of the Webinaire Justice Épistémique // Epistemic Justice Webinar, an […]
Webinaire Justice Épistémique // Epistemic Justice Webinar
La Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l’injustice et l’agentivité épistémiques lance une nouvelle série de conférences en ligne, mettant de l’avant des chercheur-es sous-représenté-es en philosophie et dans le monde académique et/ou qui travaillent sur des questions liées aux groupes minorisés. Les séances auront lieu entièrement en ligne sur Zoom. La Chaire est ravie […]
Happy New Year and a Surprise About the Bloomsbury Collection!
Happy New Year. In several months, The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability, which I have edited and anthologized, will be released. I am tremendously pleased with the collection which comprises twenty-six bold chapters. The book promises to be a significant intervention in philosophy. To give you some idea of what to expect later this […]
New Issue of Krisis: The Care Dossier I
New Issue Krisis: The Care Dossier I The latest issue of Krisis, a journal for contemporary philosophy, is now online. This issue includes the first installment of a two-part “Care Dossier,” which explores the various forms that ‘care’ can take beyond dyadic, personal relationships of dependency. All articles are open-access and can be found at www.krisis.eu Table […]
Some of Our Favourite BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Posts From 2022
At BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, we are pleased with everything that we post. But here are some of our favourite posts from 2022. Please search the blog’s archives for additional interventions, Dialogues on Disability interviews, exploratory essays, and more! January Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Adrian Ekizian Barton (Shelley) Special Issue on Indigeneity and Disability (Shelley) Academic Gatekeeping […]
Feedback on Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 3 #PhiDisSocCh3
As readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY will know, from Tuesday to Friday of last week, the third edition of Philosophy, Disability and Social Change — Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 3 #PhiDisSocCh3 — took place online. The conference was a huge success with radical, innovative, insightful, and provocative presentations and discussions over the course […]
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