Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I’d like to welcome you to the one hundred and second installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I’m 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 discussion with […]
Hermeneutic Vanity
We finally make a word in. We finally get to say something about us, about our experience. They finally get quiet for just an instant and we are heard. But they are so used to it always being about them, about their lives, their values, their experiences that they immediately interpret our words in a […]
Catherine Hundleby Memorial, University of Windsor/Online, Sept. 29, 2023, 12:30pm ET
The Philosophy Department, in association with Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies (Women and Gender Studies), will be holding a memorial to celebrate the life of Dr. Catherine Hundleby. The event will take place on Friday, September 29, 2023, in the Freed-Orman Centre, University of Windsor Campus. The gathering will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the Centre […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, at 8am 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 […]
Two Additional Endorsements of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
The publication of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability is imminent. How exciting! If you have not yet pre-ordered your copy of the book, you can do so here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbury-guide-to-philosophy-of-disability-9781350268913/ We have received two additional endorsements for the book. These endorsements are from Professors Jasbir Puar and Barry Lam. Jasbir Puar: “This fantastic collection […]
Reproducing Eugenic Injustice: Virtual Presentation to Hypatia 40th Anniversary Conference, Sept. 9, 2023
Hello! I’d like to begin by giving a description of what appears on the screen. I’m a white woman with short hair. I’m wearing large plastic glasses and long earrings. Behind me, to my right, there’s a clock on the wall and a window with curtains. Behind me, to my left, there’s a ceiling fan. […]
Philosophy of Disability – Upcoming Events
Here is a list of some upcoming philosophy of disability events: September 9, 2023: I will give a virtual presentation entitled “Reproducing Eugenic Injustice” in a plenary session at the Hypatia 40th Anniversary Conference. Information about the conference, registration instructions, and the full conference program are available here. December 14-15, 2023: The 4th edition of […]
CFP: The Work and Legacy of Charles W. Mills (deadline: Nov. 1, 2023)
Les Ateliers de l’éthique/The Ethics Forum Special Issue: The Work and Legacy of Charles W. Mills Guest Editors Agnès Berthelot-Raffard (York), Ryoa Chung (Université de Montréal) and Naïma Hamrouni (Chaire de recherche du Canada en éthique féministe, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières). (Revised) deadline for submission 1 Novembre 2023 In the wake of the publication […]
American Political Science Association (APSA), UNITE HERE Local 11, and Academic Publishing
Last month, I posted the letter that Joan Tronto wrote to the American Political Science Association (APSA) in which she declined the invitation to present a Benjamin Lippincott lecture, as recipient of the Benjamin Lippincott award. In the letter, that is, Tronto eloquently explains that she refuses to accept the award at the conference because […]
Trans Philosophy – Two Upcoming Events
Zoom workshop Building a Trans Community in Philosophy September, 4-5, 2023 This online event is for and by trans philosophers from any area of philosophy. Registration via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-trans-community-in-philosophy-tickets-706705203287?aff=oddtdtcreator The event is organised by the brand-new Taskforce for Gender Minorities by Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) International. For more information about the workshop, see: https://genderminorities.weebly.com/building-a-trans-community-in-philosophy.html For more information about the taskforce, see: https://genderminorities.weebly.com/ Please share widely in your relevant networks. […]
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