We invite contribution proposals for an edited multidisciplinary volume addressing the future of race in Canada, broadly construed. Topics may be approached from any discipline or inter- or multidisciplinary perspectives. Possible topics include but are not limited to Canadian demographic trends, the increasing politicization of DEI, race-based polarization and conflict, legislative or institutional policy, shifting […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Judith Butler on Gender and Philosophy
The quote of the week for this week (though it’s only Thursday) ushers in the publication of Judith Butler’s first book on gender in a decade: Who’s Afraid of Gender? Readers and listeners of my work on the apparatus of disability recognize how formative Butler’s claims about the performativity of gender and nonjuridical forms of […]
Launch of Decolonising Philosophy Curriculum Toolkit, Online, May 1, 17:00-18:00 (UK Time)
Wednesday 1st May from 17:00-18:00 [UK-time] marks the informal launch of the UK’s first fully comprehensive Decolonising Philosophy Curriculum Toolkit. The toolkit is the principal output of one of the 23/24 SOAS’s Co-Creator Internship projects. The toolkit has been co-created by 4 undergraduate students at SOAS and 4 academic philosophers at SOAS. It is a […]
Sexual Harassment, Departmental Closings, and Two Kinds of Response to Institutional Failure
Last week, Daily Nous reported that a proposal to cut the philosophy programme at the University of Kent was approved. In the late summer and fall of 2023, we saw the impassioned notices on Daily Nous and in other forums about the closing of the Dianoia Institute. Two weeks ago, I and others commented on […]
CFP: Politics of Self-Care in an Unjust World (deadline: Aug. 1, 2024)
This special issue of Hypatia focuses on philosophical, social, and political analyses, and draws ethical boundaries using a feminist framework that should be in place when we engage in self-care practices. Self-care is a healthy, restorative, self-respecting, and affirming practice. It is primarily an intentional act of grounding, establishing safety, and building protective boundaries to grow and […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Ableist, Racist, and Classist Job Postings
The quote of the week for this week (though it’s only Thursday) concerns ableist, racist, and classist constraints on linguistic diversity and variation in philosophy. In her latest BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY post, Mich Ciurria draws critical attention to some of the various ways in which journal referees constrain and “police” linguistic diversity in philosophy, including by […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Kate Manne
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and eighth 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 […]
More on the Referee Crisis: Gatekeeping, Tone Policing, and Linguistic Discrimination
This is part of a 3-part series on the referee crisis in philosophy. You can find the first two posts here and here. Refereeing in the Neoliberal Age In my last two posts, I argued that the referee crisis is related to neoliberalism, a system of exploitation and oppression that confiscates wealth from workers and the poor […]
CFP: Special Issue of Puncta: Critical Phenomenology of the We (deadline: Apr. 30, 2024)
CALL FOR PAPERS Puncta. Journal of Critical Phenomenology Special Issue: “Critical Phenomenology of the We” – Theme Phenomenology offers not only incisive analyses of intentionality, experience, selfhood, empathy and interpersonal understanding, but also quite sophisticated investigations of collective intentionality, affective sharing, social participation, communal experience, and group-identity. Indeed, while starting out with an interest in the […]
CFA: Epistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known in Post-Apartheid South Africa, University of Johannesburg/Online, Jun. 20-22, 2024 (deadline: Mar. 31, 2024)
The African Centre for Epistemology of Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg invites abstract submissions for: Epistemic Reparations and the Right to be Known in Post-Apartheid South Africa ACEPS and Hector Pieterson Community Centre (Soweto) 20–22nd June 2024 Keynotes Jennifer Lackey Antoinette Sithole Call for Abstracts We live in a world riddled with epistemic […]
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