Today is so-called Canada Day and thus, on behalf of the contributors to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, I want to remind you that few of the 94 Calls to Action that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada made in 2015 have been implemented or acted upon in any way. The Calls to Action of the […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Hypatia’s Ableist Legacy, co-authored with Nora Berenstain
This week’s quote-of-the-week post (though it’s only Thursday) addresses the historical legacy of ableism at Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. To open our discussion in the post, consider an excerpt from Shelley’s introduction to The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability. The introduction, which is entitled “Situating Philosophy of Disability in/out of Philosophy,” offers a summary […]
Lecture: “Why Epistemic Decolonisation in Africa?” by Veli Mitova, Zoom, Jul. 4, 2024
The Department of Philosophy at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) cordially invites you to the 1st Philosophy Lecture Series. Topic: Why Epistemic Decolonisation in Africa? Date: Thursday, 4th July 2024 Time: 11.00 am WAT Speaker: Professor Veli Mitova, Director, African Center for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Register in […]
CFP: FOUCAULT’S CONCEPT OF EXPERIENCE (deadline: Dec. 20, 2024)
CALL FOR PAPERS: FOUCAULT’S CONCEPT OF EXPERIENCE Special issue of PHILOSOPHY TODAY. An International Journal of Contemporary Philosophy Special issue editorsVilde Lid Aavitsland (University of Louisville)Leonhard Riep (Goethe University Frankfurt) Experience is a key concept in Foucault’s work, yet its centrality has long been overlooked. In many of his published works, such as The Order of […]
Philosophy and Theory of Disability in The Oxford Encyclopedia in Disability Studies-An Update
As I indicated in an earlier post, I am the Area Editor for Philosophy and Theory of Disability of The Encyclopedia in Disability Studies that Oxford University Press is developing for its Digital Reference Publications. I am very happy to report that the formation of the area is well underway and that many of your […]
Survey: Race, Gender, Syllabus Tone, Student Resistance, and Student Evaluations in Philosophy-Updated
INFORMED CONSENT INFORMATION KEY INFORMATION: My name is Cecilea Mun, and I am a Philosophy PhD, conducting research the relationship between race, gender, language employed in a syllabus, student resistance, and student evaluations. I am the principal investigator (PI) for this study, titled “Race, Gender, Syllabus Tone, Student Resistance, and Student Evaluations in Philosophy.” You must be […]
Lecture by Jina Fast, SOAS World Philosophies Lecture Series, Zoom, Jun. 28
The Centre for Global and Comparative Philosophies is pleased to invite you to the 22nd Lecture in the SOAS World Philosophies Lecture Series. The Lecture will be delivered by Jina Fast, SHIFT Professor of Applied Ethics and the Common Good, Hampshire College, Amherst Title: Aesthetics and the Ordinary Notes of Being in Marcuse, Wynter, and Sharpe Summary In a […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Hypatia’s Ableist Legacy, co-authored with Nora Berenstain
This week’s quote-of-the-week post (though it’s only Thursday) addresses the historical legacy of ableism at Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. To open our discussion in the post, consider an excerpt from Shelley’s introduction to The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability. The introduction, which is entitled “Situating Philosophy of Disability in/out of Philosophy,” offers a summary […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Paul Lodge
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain, and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and eleventh installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I am conducting with disabled philosophers and post to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY on the third Wednesday of each month. The series is designed to provide a public venue for […]
CFP: Black Disability Studies, U of Virginia/Hybrid, Apr. 25, 2025 (deadline: Oct. 15, 2024)
Call for Papers: Black Disability Studies University of Virginia (Hybrid) April 25, 2025 In association with the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies and the University of Virginia, we invite abstracts for a conference on “Black Disability Studies” to be hosted at the Carter G. Woodson Institute on the grounds of […]
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