Nothing about Us without US (NAUWU) By now, most people are familiar with the slogan “nothing about us without us” (NAUWU). As a call for disability justice, NAUWU was popularized by disabled activists in the 1990s. The slogan means that nondisabled people should not produce content about disabled people without involving disabled people. As James Charlton says, NAUWU is […]
Vegan. Practically.
That’s the name of a relatively new blog produced, hosted, and authored by philosopher Tracy Isaacs. The blog is designed to work through some philosophical, political, social, and economic concerns and interests with respect to veganism, its justifications, and its requirements, as well as offer advice about how to accomplish them, including cooking guidance and […]
Dialogues on Disability, Centennial Edition, Wednesday, July 19, at 8 am
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 […]
Forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language
Oxford University has just announced the forthcoming publication of The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language, edited by Ernie Lepore and Luvell Anderson. Description of the book’s cover: A cartoon image of a half-open mouth next to several speech balloons with the names of the editors on the top right corner. Underneath the image, the […]
Say Goodbye to Moral Responsibility Theory As You Know It
My article in Mich CIurria’s forthcoming special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on Feminist Approaches to Moral Responsibility contributes to growing discussions within philosophy about the ways in which and the extent to which philosophers are culpable with respect to the production and perpetuation of unjust social and political arrangements. A central motivational assumption of […]
Cover of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
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 […]
BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 