I’m delighted to announce that the webpage is now up for “Philosophy, Disability and Social Change,” the conference that I am co-organizing with Jonathan Wolff. Hosted by the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, the conference will take place online from December 9-11, 1pm-6:30/7pm GMT. The conference is FREE, open to everyone, […]
Andrea J. Pitts Reviews My Book
Andrea Pitts has written a wonderful review of Foucault and Feminist Philosophy of Disability for the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. Andrea’s review appears in a special issue of CJDS devoted to transinstitutionalism. The Table of Contents for the special issue is here: https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds/issue/view/33 You can find Andrea Pitts’s review of my book here: https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds/article/view/651/910
What “Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change” Will Be and Do
We are currently at work to set up the webpage for “Philosophy, Disabiilty, and Social Change,” the online conference that will take place from December 9th-11th. I posted the draft program for the conference last week here. The final program is now set and the webpage for the conference should be operational very soon. Needless […]
Draft Program of Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change, An Online Conference Supported by The University of Oxford, Dec. 9-11, 2020
All times given are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) which is five hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST) and eight hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (PST). Thus, the conference begins on Wednesday, December 9th at 1:00pm GMT, 8:00am EST, and 5:00am PST. Information about registration and web-links will be made available with the final […]
Welcome Axel Arturo Barceló Aspeitia!
I am very excited to officially announce that BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY now has an additional contributing author, Axel Arturo Barceló Aspeitia (he/him/his)! Axel has in the past contributed guest posts to both BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY and Discrimination and Disadvantage (for example, here) and is an avid participant in and contributor to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Facebook. Axel’s inaugural post […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, September 16th, at 8 am EST
“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 “The Dialogues on Disability platform … has been very helpful to me, especially at times where I did not feel I belong in the world of […]
Engaged Public Philosophy
Engaged Philosophy comprises a group of philosophers who aim to promote civic engagement in philosophy. The Engaged Philosophy website states: Engaged Philosophy aims to help other philosophy professors—and their students—join us in civic engagement. The site facilitates organizing, participating in, sharing, studying, and disseminating the results of civic engagement projects in philosophy classes by showcasing examples […]
Philosophy for Children
Do you know some kids? Do you parent some yourself? Do you want to find additional ways to introduce them to philosophy? The Center for Philosophy for Children might be what you need. The Center for Philosophy for Children will run two streams of Zoom philosophy courses that comprise six classes each, beginning in October. […]
A New Teaching Tool: Crip Camp
Are you making last minute changes and additions to your syllabi for the Fall? Are you looking for ways to increase the diversity of your syllabi for courses on (for example) social justice, social philosophy, philosophy of disability, philosophy of social movements, philosophy of embodiment, or feminist philosophy? The critically-acclaimed documentary Crip Camp directed by […]
Indigenous Canada: A Free Online Course From University of Alberta
Indigenous Canada is the name of a free online course, offered through University of Alberta, that comprises 12 lessons which explore Indigenous/Aboriginal histories, traditions, and struggles, as well as contemporary issues, all from an Indigenous perspective. The course materials include wonderful videos, readings, and quizzes. (The course can also be taken for credit.) You can […]
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