Artist Connect Report I really wanted to share this link to BEING Studio’s, an organisation by and for disabled artists based in Ottawa, written and audio visual report on their virtual pandemic-inspired project. Artist Connect brought together artists from across Canada during periods of isolation and anxiety and the report acknowledges the limitations of online […]
Philosophy Casting Call podcast: s01ep04 On gender justice in sport w/Beth Doran
Or wherever you find podcasts. “Against sexual discrimination in sport”, by Torbjörn Tännsjö “Sex Equality in Sports”, by Jane English “Out of Bounds? A Critique of the New Policies on Hyperandrogenism in Elite Female Athletes”, by Katrina Karkazis, Rebecca Jordan-Young, Georgiann Davis, and Silvia Camporesi Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Find Philosophy […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, July 21st, at 8 a.m EDT
“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 “[Shelley Lynn Tremain’s] interview series, Dialogues on Disability, has arguably had a greater impact on the status of disabled philosophers in the profession than anything else […]
Dialogues on Disability Patreon
I want to remind readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY that, in May, with the vital encouragement of my friends, collleagues, and other supporters, and the crucial assistance of Alex Bryant, I launched a new Patreon account for the Dialogues on Disability interview series. Through the Patreon, I write to subscribers about the series, its […]
Ableism, CRCs, and Academic “Freedom”
“The only people who have benefitted from equity initiatives in Canadian universities are nondisabled cis white women.” I articulated the sentence above during a portion of last week’s 3-hour final group session of the UBC study designed to identify why few disabled academics hold Canada Research Chairs at UBC and throughout Canada. (I referred to […]
“Canadian Native Flag”
Philosophy Casting Call Podcast s01ep03
This is the one where Élaina interviews Anna V. about loving theory, feminist philosophy of language, and the importance of trigger warnings for epistemic quality. You can follow Anna on Twitter @a_nonamename where they post about their research and new publications. Books mentioned in this episode: “The Coddling of the American Mind”, by Greg Lukianoff […]
On the Ableist and Racist Legacies of Canadian Philosophy
Last weekend I contributed two comments to a post on the Daily Nous blog entitled “New Canada Research Chairs in Philosophy.” The comments comprise data compiled for a study underway at UBC to identify the reasons why so few disabled academics hold Canada Research Chairs, a study in which I have taken part. The data […]
Climate Change: An Unprecedentedly Old Catastrophe (Guest Post)
In recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day, I have reposted an essay that Kyle Whyte contributed to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY on January 16, 2019. The article is a slightly adapted version of an article published online in Grafting Issue 1 (June 2018) by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge and Blackwood Gallery,* Toronto, Ontario. […]
National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21, 2021)
Today is the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day in what is called “Canada.” There is a great deal to reflect upon as Indigenous people and settler Canadians struggle to find ways through Canada’s colonial past and present, ways that could transform our collective future. The recent discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous […]
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