Dialogues on Disability

“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 philosophers).” — Jane Dryden

“I’ve learned so much about ableism in philosophy and academia from Shelley Tremain. I really recommend the Dialogues on Disability series, but all of Shelley’s work is incredibly valuable.” — Megan Dean

“Dialogues on Disability . . . might be viewed as what Ahmed would call a ‘willfulness archive’ . . . Yet I would rather draw on Ahmed’s martial metaphor and conceive of this series of interviews as an army: a collection of disabled arms locked in opposition to making the field whole, or an arsenal of sharpened spears ready to be hurtled at the edifice of the field of philosophy.” — Johnathan Flowers

“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 academic philosophy.” — Disabled philosophy graduate student

“Shelley’s interviews are incisive and impactful inside and outside of the academy.” — Public Philosophy Network

This page is home to Dialogues on Disability, the acclaimed series of interviews that Shelley Tremain is conducting with disabled philosophers and posts to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY on the third Wednesday of every month. The series is designed to provide a public venue for discussion with disabled philosophers about a range of topics, including their philosophical work on disability; the place of philosophy of disability vis-à-vis the discipline and profession; their experiences of institutional exclusion and personal and structural gaslighting in philosophy, in particular, and in academia, more generally; resistance to ableism, racism, sexism, and other apparatuses of power; accessibility; and anti-oppressive pedagogy.

From April 2015 to May 2021, Tremain coordinated, edited, and produced the Dialogues on Disability series without any institutional or other financial support. A Patreon account now supports the series, enabling Tremain to continue to create it. You can add your support for these vital interviews with disabled philosophers at the Dialogues on Disability Patreon account page here.

The installments in the Dialogues on Disability series from April 2015, beginning with the most recent, are as follows:

March 2023: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Kristin Rodier

February 2023: Dialogues on Disability: OPENING THE ARCHIVES

January 2023: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Johnathan Flowers

December 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Sofia Jeppsson

November 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Robert Chapman

October 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Gen Eickers

September 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Abigail Gosselin

August 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Eric Schliesser

July 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Maeve McKeown

June 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Stephanie Jenkins

May 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Andrea Pitts

April 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain With Isaac (YunQi) Jiang (Seventh anniversary)

March 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Jane Dryden

February 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Mich Ciurria

January 2022: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Adrian Ekizian Barton

December 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Raymond Aldred Redux

November 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Amandine Catala

October 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Emily Heydon

September 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Maeve O’Donovan

August 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Isaac (YunQi) Jiang

July 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Will Conway

June 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Christine Overall

May 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril

April 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain With Alex Bryant (Sixth anniversary)

March 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Jennifer Scuro

February 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Gerald Moore

January 2021: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Alex Bryant

December 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Laura Cupples

November 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Julie Maybee Redux

October 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Nathan Moore

September 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Michelle Ciurria

August 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Johnathan Flowers

July 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Paul Lodge

June 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Matthew Norman

May 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Quayshawn Spencer Redux

April 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain With Alison Reiheld (Fifth anniversary)

March 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Karl Viertel

February 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Cecilea Mun

January 2020: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Emily R. Douglas

December 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Raymond Aldred

November 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Kristina Lebedeva

October 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Kelly Oliver

September 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Alison Reiheld

August 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Joe Rachiele

July 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Lissa Skitolsky

June 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Tommy Curry

May 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Adam Cureton

April 2019: Dialogues on Disability With Shelley Tremain (Fourth anniversary)

March 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews August Gorman

February 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Richard Moore

January 2019: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Grace Joy Cebrero

December 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Damion Kareem Scott Redux

November 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Gen Eickers

October 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews C Dalrymple-Fraser

September 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Lori Gruen

August 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Stephen Yablo

July 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Julie Maybee

June 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Catherine Clune-Taylor

May 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Eric Winsberg

April 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain With Audrey Yap and Devonya Havis (Third anniversary)

March 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Christine Wieseler

February 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Jesse Prinz Redux

January 2018: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Megan Dean

December 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Grace Joy Cebrero

November 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Kit Connor

October 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Brian Montgomery

September 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Lissa Skitolsky

August 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Ladelle McWhorter

July 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Melinda Hall

June 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Devonya Havis

May 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Quayshawn Spencer

April 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain With Jesse Prinz, Tommy Curry, and Audrey Yap (Second anniversary)

March 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Anne D’Arcy

February 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Whitney Mutch

January 2017: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Jake Jackson

December 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Joseph Stramondo

November 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

October 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Cecilia Mun

September 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Elvis Imafidon

August 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Karl Viertel

July 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Audrey Yap

June 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Joshua Knobe

May 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Bryony Pierce

April 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain With Bryce Huebner (First anniversary)

March 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Christine Overall

February 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Jesse Prinz

January 2016: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Andrea Nicki

December 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Damion Kareem Scott

November 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Nancy Stanlick

October 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Joshua St. Pierre

September 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Ray Aldred

August 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Anne Waters

July 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Maeve O’Donovan

June 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Tommy Curry

May 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Zara Bain

April 2015: Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Bryce Huebner

Shelley Tremain acknowledges that the land on which she sits to conduct these interviews is the traditional ancestral territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg nations. The territory was the subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations around the Great Lakes. Tremain offers these interviews with respect for and in solidarity with Indigenous peoples of so-called Canada and other settler states who, for thousands of years, have held sacred the land, water, air, and sky, as well as their inhabitants, and who, for centuries, have struggled to protect them from the ravages and degradation of colonization and expropriation.