Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the tenth-anniversary installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I have conducted with disabled philosophers for the past ten years and have posted to BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (and the now-defunct Discrimination and Disadvantage blog) on the third Wednesday of every month […]
Philosophy of Disability: The Difference That It Makes, Beacon College, Apr. 6, 2025
[The text below comprises the keynote address that I gave (via Zoom) to the Dimensions of Difference Conference at Beacon College yesterday. The conference was organized by Professor Zachary Isrow who teaches in the Humanities and Philosophy Department at Beacon College.] ________________________________________________________________________________ Philosophy of Disability: The Difference that It Makes The presentation that I will […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 8am ET (Corrected)
“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 […]
2025 Latina/x Feminisms Roundtable, Univ. of Buffalo/Online, Apr. 4-5, 2025
2025 LATINA/X FEMINISMS ROUNDTABLE April 4-5th 2025 University at Buffalo, NY (both in-person & via Zoom) ***All participants are expected to attend all sessions (virtually or in-person) of the Roundtable*** Invited Speakers: Taína Asili (she/her/ella) Kristie Soares (she/they) Emma Velez (she/they) This year’s theme for the Latina/x Feminisms Roundtable is Desorden Aesthetics: Translocal Art and Communitiesand we invite engagement […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Hypatia’s Ableist Legacy, co-authored with Nora Berenstain
This week’s quote-of-the-week post (though it’s only Thursday) addresses the historical legacy of ableism at Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. To open our discussion in the post, consider an excerpt from Shelley’s introduction to The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability. The introduction, which is entitled “Situating Philosophy of Disability in/out of Philosophy,” offers a summary […]
Symposium on the Philosophy of Neurodiversity and Mental Health, Oakland University, Apr. 1, 2025
Organized by August Gorman Keynote Speaker: Robert Chapman 10:00am: Abigail Gosselin (Regis), “Internalized Mental Illness Stigma and Its Harms” 11:00am: Caro Flores (UC Santa Cruz), “Reclaiming Rationality: What the Neurodiversity Paradigm Requires of Epistemology” 2:00pm: C. Dalrymple-Fraser (Toronto), “mad dis/appearings” 7:00pm: Keynote: Robert Chapman (Durham) “Mad Pride in Revolutionary England: Reinterpreting the Ranters” [live ASL interpretation provided] […]
Coming Up for Feminist Philosophy of Disability!
On April 6, I will give a keynote address (via Zoom) entitled “Philosophy of Disability: The Difference That It Makes” to the Dimensions of Difference Conference at Beacon College, in Leesburg, Florida. The organizer of the conference is Zachary Isrow and the other keynote speaker at the conference will be Robert Chapman. Next month’s interview […]
CFP: Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative Symposium, Online, May 30, 2025 (deadline: Mar. 21, 2025)
The Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) will host its second symposium on May 30, 2025. This virtual symposium will feature research at the intersection of policing and philosophy, with a particular interest in work that speaks to policy debates. All philosophical work on policing is welcome. Potential topics include but are not limited to […]
CFA: Erkko Conference: The Diverse Academy, Helsinki/Online, Jun. 12-13, 2025 (deadline: Mar. 14, 2025)
Erkko Conference: The Diverse Academy12–13 June 2025, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced StudiesDeadline for submission: 14 MarchOrganized by Helen Beebee, Jane and Aatos Erkko Visiting Professor in Studies on Contemporary Society This conference will explore issues relating to diversity within academia. We welcome papers on that broad topic, from a theoretical or practical perspective (or both), that […]
Final CFP: Dimensions of Difference: Exploring Diversity, Complexity, and Connection in Thought and Practice, Leesburg, FL, Apr. 5-6, 2025 (deadline: Feb. 21, 2025)
Dimensions of Difference: Exploring Diversity, Complexity, and Connection in Thought and Practice “Difference is that raw and powerful connection from which our personal power is forged.” -Audre Lorde Deadline for Submissions: February 21st 2025 Deadline for Notification of Acceptance: February 23rd 2025 Location: Beacon College – Leesburg, FL Dates: April 5th & 6th, 2025 Keynote […]
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