As the number of philosophers who have signed on to the Online Accessibility Pledge continues to grow, it is worth noting that few feminist philosophers have committed to the pledge. The reluctance or refusal of feminist philosophers to sign the pledge suggests that the structural and systemic character of the apparatus of disability remains largely […]
Online Philosophy Conferences and the Online Accessibility Pledge
The success of the first two Philosophy, Disability and Social Change conferences has demonstrated that online philosophy conferences are a viable and accessible alternative to in-person conferences. Philosophers know by now the many reasons why in-person conferences should be discouraged, if not rendered obsolete: conference air travel has significant detrimental impact on the environment; in-person […]
Disabled Philosophers/Philosophy of Disability at Congress 2022 (Updated)
As I noted in a previous post, I have organized a symposium on the theme “Disabling Philosophy in the Canadian Context” for the Canadian Philosophical Association meeting at the upcoming online Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The participants in the symposium will be: Alex Bryant, Amandine Catala, Emily R. Douglas, Isaac (YunQi) Jiang, […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 3 #PhiDisSocCh3
It seems as if the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 2 Conference took place only recently. But almost three months have gone by since the first day of that conference! I am currently editing and correcting the transcript for the videos of that conference which can be found here. Nevertheless, Jonathan Wolff and I have […]
CFP: Conference on Philosophy and Non-Monogamies, Pomona College, Nov. 11-13, 2022 (deadline: Mar. 31, 2022)
The last few years have witnessed a burgeoning interest in monogamy and non-monogamy within academic philosophy. While practices of non-monogamy are certainly not new, and philosophical discussion thereof has been ongoing in many contexts, this conference aims to bring together those currently engaged in philosophical work in this area, and help shape the agenda for […]
Philosophy of Disability at the CPA
It occurred to me that readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, especially readers and listeners of the blog who are members of the Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA), might be interested in knowing what is planned for “Disabling Philosophy in the Canadian Context,” the symposium that I have organized for the upcoming meeting of the CPA […]
Videos of Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 2 (#PhiDisSocCh2) Now Available Online!
The much-awaited videos of the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 2 (#PhiDisSocCh2) conference that took place December 7-10, 2021 are now available online! If you were unable to attend the conference, missed some of the sessions, or simply want to experience again the amazing presentations that were given over the four days of the conference, […]
Philosophy of Disability at the Canadian Philosophical Association, May 17-20, 2022, Online
It is with great pleasure that I can now report that the proposal which Alex Bryant, Amandine Catala, Emily R. Douglas, Isaac Jiang, Audrey Yap, and I submitted to the Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) for a 3-hour symposium entitled “Disabling Philosophy in the Canadian Context” has been accepted for inclusion on the programme of the […]
CFP: Society Must Be Inoculated: COVID-19, Governance, Propaganda, UC-Irvine, May 20, 2022 (deadline: Mar. 11, 2022)
Since COVID-19’s first infection, the virus has mutated. Each expected virological mutation summons increased governmental and medical surveillance, received both positively and suspiciously by the public. The instituted state of exception was most aggressively diagnosed by the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. Agamben, however, is not alone in theorizing the pandemic. Thinkers like Slavoj Zizek, Jean-Luc […]
A Note to/About Jason Stanley; And Here Is My Presentation to Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 2
On Twitter recently, I wrote that although Jason Stanley and I share some commonalities, there are differences between us, an observation that he seems to have appreciated. One of the differences between us, I noted, is that I’m dangerous for philosophy and he’s not. (As one nondisabled feminist philosopher put it to me years ago, […]
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