As you know by now, I have guest edited a special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on Foucault and feminist philosophy entitled “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches.” The issue, which was expected to be published at the beginning of the month, has been delayed. I attribute this delay to ableism, primarily. This […]
How Much Dark Money Is in Professional Philosophy?
One of the purposes of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY is to expose eugenic principles and practices within professional philosophy. As Shelley Tremain has argued persistently since founding this blog, the profession is largely animated by the spirit of “neoliberal eugenics,” such that “few philosophy departments (in the Global North at least) remain untouched by the eugenic vision […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Johnathan Flowers
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and thirty-sixth 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 […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 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 “… a major contribution to our understanding of the field and the people in it.” — Vanessa Wills “I’ve learned so much about ableism in philosophy […]
Liberation at the End of Usefulness: On the Intersections of Disability, Animality, and Earth
Our amazing BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY blogger, disabled philosopher Mich Ciurria, has co-edited an inter/transdisciplinary collection entitled Liberation at the End of Usefulness: On the Intersections of Disability, Animality, and Earth with Amanda Williams and Nathan Poirier. The book is forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan and is due out at the end of 2026. The book now has […]
(Draft) Introduction to Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on Foucault and Feminist Philosophy
On September 1 (or thereabouts), “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” the special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly that I have guest-edited to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926, will be published! I’m thrilled with the contents of the issue and eager to share them with you. So, … below […]
Whither Foucault? Or, Another Lacuna in Canadian Philosophy Departments
In various posts here on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, I have pointed out that prospective disabled graduate students who want to study philosophy of disability/critical disability theory should not expect to do so in any informed and comprehensive way in a Canadian philosophy department. Liberal bioethics has occupied the corner of what can be said about disability […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7 #PhiDisSocCh7, Jan. 27-29, 2027, 9:30am-4:00pm ET (Unapologetically and Defiantly Online)
The next edition of the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series–Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7– will take place January 27-29, 2027. The conference will be supported by and run under the auspices of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY and the Center for Ethics at University of Central Florida. The conference will take place entirely online. No […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Damion Scott
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and thirty-sixth 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 […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8a.m.
“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 “… a major contribution to our understanding of the field and the people in it.” — Vanessa Wills “I’ve learned so much about ableism in philosophy […]
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