In various posts here on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, I have pointed out that prospective disabled graduate students who want to study philosophy of disability/critical disability theory should not expect to do so in any informed and comprehensive way in a Canadian philosophy department. Liberal bioethics has occupied the corner of what can be said about disability […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7 #PhiDisSocCh7, Jan. 27-29, 2027, 9:30am-4:00pm ET (Unapologetically and Defiantly Online)
The next edition of the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series–Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7– will take place January 27-29, 2027. The conference will be supported by and run under the auspices of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY and the Center for Ethics at University of Central Florida. The conference will take place entirely online. No […]
The Foucauldian Mind — Out Later This Month! Pre-order It Now!
In February of this year, I wrote: Facebook is buzzing in anticipation of the publication of The Foucauldian Mind in September to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth. Edited by the illustrious Daniele Lorenzini, this landmark text has 44 chapters written by important scholars of Foucault’s work. I am delighted to be in their company […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8a.m.
“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 […]
Final Update on “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” a special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
In just over two months, “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” the special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly that I have guest-edited to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926, will be published! I’m thrilled with the contents of the issue and eager to share them with you. To […]
When Plato Gets Cancelled: Philosophy in the Age of Censorship
WHEN PLATO GETS CANCELLED: PHILOSOPHY in the AGE OF CENSORSHIP Martin Peterson, Formerly Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University in conversation with Karen Attiah, Founder of Resistance Studies Series June 24, 2026, Noon ET Virtual: http://www.resistancestudiesseries.com/salon
How Canadian Philosophy Plays a Vital Role in the Project of Eugenics: Or, Gender, Schafer, and Other Nondisabled White Male Bioethicists
The annual in-person meeting of the Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) begins at Dalhousie University tomorrow. Given that Dalhousie has played, and continues to play, a formative role in the development of bioethical and legal arguments that promote MAiD, eugenics will be “in the air” once again at the CPA meeting, not least because two of […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 8 a.m.
“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 […]
A Working-Class Philosopher is Something to Be
The essay below appeared on the First-Generation Philosophers platform today. I enjoyed it so much that I reprinted it here. ********************************************************************************* A WORKING-CLASS PHILOSOPHER IS SOMETHING TO BE by Stephen Mumford Where I grew up, philosophy was not a career option. The area was mainly for farming and coal mining. Becoming an academic made me […]
FINALLY: Feminist Philosophy of Disability in The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Disability Studies
The final version of my article “Feminist Philosophy of Disability” has now been published online in The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Disability Studies. I have copied the abstract for the article below. You can read/listen to the article here: Feminist Philosophy of Disability | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Disability Studies | Oxford Academic This article […]
