I have posted below the cover that I designed for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability, with some valuable feedback from Amandine Catala, Gen Eickers, Ada Jaarsma, Corinne Lajoie, and Melinda Hall. The design of the cover is intentional in a variety of ways: the lettering is in a sans serif font and in […]
Two More Endorsements for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
As the publication date for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability approaches, the anticipation that I and the contributors to this pathbreaking collection feel continues to grow. I have now finalized an absolutely stunning cover for the book with the design team at Bloomsbury. I will present that book cover to you in due […]
Disabled People Should Define Disability
The dominant definition of disability in our society is the medical one. On the medical model, a disability is an impairment or functional limitation of an individual’s body. The medical model sees disability as something that should be fixed, cured, or accommodated. It locates the problem in the individual rather than the built environment. The […]
Disability through Continental Frameworks: Lessons for Bioethics, Lecture by Melinda Hall, Hybrid, Jun., 23, 2023
When: June 23, from 2.00 pm until 3.30 pm (CET) Where: Live in Antwerp: Antwerp University, room S.R.012 (Rodestraat 14), city campusAttendance is free, no registration necessary. Online: If you want to attend online, enroll by sending an email to emma.moormann@uantwerpen.be. You will receive the link to the event shortly before the lecture. Abstract:Melinda Hall will discuss the import of […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Raymond Aldred
June is National Indigenous History Month in (so-called) Canada and today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. Celebrations and commemorations will take place all across Turtle Island today. You can read Jenene Woolridge’s (Mi’kma) tribute to the day here. In recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day and the particular struggles that Indigenous disabled philosophers […]
More Endorsements for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
I am preoccupied with work on the proofs for The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability but decided to take a break in order to share with you these non-anonymous endorsements of the book from Professors Tracy Isaacs and Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson. Here’s what Isaacs and Erlenbusch-Anderson have to say about this forthcoming collection: This trailblazing […]
Are Amy Mullin and Michael Cholbi Experts on MAiD?
As I have pointed out in numerous posts on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, liberal feminist bioethicists/philosophers have been at the forefront of the eugenics movement in Canada for quite some time. So, I wasn’t surprised to see the publication announcement of Amy Mullin and Kayla Wiebe’s recent article in which these liberal feminist bioethicists in the Department […]
Describing The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
In my previous post, I announced that the Bloomsbury Publishers website now includes a webpage from which you can pre-order The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability, the rebellious and groundbreaking book that I have edited which is forthcoming in September. My post also indicated that the page was “under construction” and that the description […]
Pre-ordering The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
Yesterday, we ran a wonderful two-part pre-publication launch of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability (which I have edited) at the truly incredible hybrid philoSOPHIA conference that Andrea Pitts and Elisabeth Paquette organized. The entire conference was a testament to how a well-planned hybrid conference can be engaging and inclusive, as well as build […]
Pre-publication Launch of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability/philoSOPHIA 2023 Program and Additional Information, Hybrid, Jun. 1-3 2023
As a reminder, an exciting pre-publication book launch of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability will take place this Saturday at the outstanding multi-lingual philoSOPHIA conference. The contributors to the book who will participate in the session are: Amandine Catala, Mich Ciurria, Johnathan Flowers, Elaina Gauthier-Mamaril, Ada Jaarsma/Suze Berkhout, Andrea Pitts, Kristin Rodier, and […]
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