We invite submissions of abstracts (~250-500 words) on any of the following or broadly related topics: What should we mean by “neurodiversity”? What is the relationship between the categories “neurodiversity,” “autism” and “ASD”? Why are these categories useful? What are their limitations? What do we know about the mechanisms, developmental trajectory, phenomenology, and social attitudes […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 8a.m. 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 “I’ve learned so much from Shelley Lynn Tremain’s Dialogues on Disability through the years (and found out about so much exciting work being done by disabled […]
Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PHIDISSOCCH5), Online, December 11-13, 2024: Final Program and Registration Information
Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 is free, will take place online, and is open to everyone! This conference is co-organized by Shelley Tremain and Jonathan Wolff, with the support of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PhiDisSocCh5) comprises presentations by disabled philosophers whose cutting-edge research challenges members […]
Last Day to Buy The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability at a 30% Discount
Today is the last day to get copies of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability, the cutting-edge resource for your teaching and research, at an additional discount! Assign the book to your students! Until 11:59pm ET today, Bloomsbury Publishers is offering a 30% discount on its books in its back-to-school sale, including The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy […]
CFA: Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches, A Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (deadline: Dec. 18, 2024)
This CFA invites abstracts of 750 words (max.) for a peer-reviewed special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on the theme, “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches.” The issue will be published in 2026 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926. Accepted abstracts must be developed to articles […]
Waseda Workshop on Sexuality: Japanese and International Perspectives, Online, Oct. 12-13, 2024
Waseda Workshop on Sexuality: Japanese and International Perspectives October 12 – 13 *Held online. Please register for ZOOM below. Official language is English October 12 (Sat), 2024: 10:00-17:20 (Japan Standard Time) https://list-waseda-jp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LzbNkJAmTJ-t9gKRlH_93Q (Registration for Day 1. Please register now) 9:30 – 10:00 Welcome Reception 10:00 – 10:10 Introduction (Thomas Spiegel) 10:10 – 11:30 Kasumi Nakamura […]
Resources for National Truth and Reconciliation Day/Orange Shirt Day, September 30th
GENERAL National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Creating a Climate for Change (First Nations Health Alliance booklet) Lee Maracle on the Impact of Austerity on Indigenous Populations (video) First Nations Child and Family Caring Society Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN) Moving to Action: Activating UNDRIP in Canadian Museums (Canadian […]
Orange Shirt Day (National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada)
Description of image above: shows an orange t-shirt which depicts two eagle feathers tied together and “EVERY CHILD MATTERS” at top. In the middle, the t-shirt reads: “Orange Shirt Day” September 30. Below the date, appears this message: “Orange Shirt Day recognizes the harm done to generations of children by the Indian Residential Schools and […]
Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence: The Epistemic, Political, and Ethical Dimensions of Conceiving Differences versus Deficits, Online/Bayreuth, Oct. 10-11, 2024
This workshop brings together people working in various areas of philosophy whose work pertains to research on neurodiversity and neurodivergence or has implications for our understanding of it. The neurodiversity movement emerged in the early 1990s as a joint action of activist autistic individuals who, through online connections, began raising awareness of various problems associated […]
Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PHIDISSOCCH5), Online, December 11-13, 2024: Final Program and Registration Information
I’m very happy to announce that the final program and registration information are available for Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PHIDISSOCCH5), which I am organizing with Jonathan Wolff and with the support of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 is free, will take place online, and […]
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