Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PhiDisSocCh5), Unapologetically Online, December 11-13, 2024: Final Program and Registration Information

Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 is free, will unapologetically take place online, and is open to everyone! This conference is co-organized by Shelley Tremain and Jonathan Wolff, with the support of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PhiDisSocCh5) comprises presentations by disabled philosophers whose cutting-edge research challenges […]

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 […]

CFP: Dimensions of Difference: Exploring Diversity, Complexity, and Connection in Thought and Practice, Beacon College, Apr. 5-6, 2025 (deadline: Dec. 20, 2024)

“Difference is that raw and powerful connection from which our personal power is forged.” -Audre Lorde  Deadline for Submissions: December 20th 2024 Deadline for Notification of Acceptance: January 5th 2025 Location: Beacon College – Leesburg, FL  Dates: April 5th & 6th  Keynote Speakers: Robert Chapman (in-person) and Shelley Lynn Tremain (virtual) In a world characterized […]

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 […]

CFP: League of African Women Philosophers (LAWP) First Anniversary Conference, Online, Jan. 24-25, 2025 (deadline: Nov. 10, 2024)

The League of African Women Philosophers is pleased to announce its first anniversary conference, which is focused on celebrating African women in philosophy. Although philosophy has been portrayed as an essentially masculine endeavor, women’s voices are becoming prominent in philosophical traditions around the world. In African history, women have played a central role in the […]

Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PhiDisSocCh5), Unapologetically Online, December 11-13, 2024: Final Program and Registration Information

Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 is free, will unapologetically take place online, and is open to everyone! This conference is co-organized by Shelley Tremain and Jonathan Wolff, with the support of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PhiDisSocCh5) comprises presentations by disabled philosophers whose cutting-edge research challenges […]

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 […]

CFA: Neurodiversity, Autism, ASD, and Other Categories in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Tilburg/Online, Dec. 16, 2024 (deadline: Oct. 23, 2024)

We invite submissions of abstracts (~250-500 words) on any of the following or broadly related topics: What should we mean by “neurodiversity”? What is the relationship between the categories “neurodiversity,” “autism” and “ASD”? Why are these categories useful? What are their limitations? What do we know about the mechanisms, developmental trajectory, phenomenology, and social attitudes […]

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 […]