The deadline for abstracts for the Disabling Normativities conference in Johannesburg, Oct. 1-3, 2019, is fast approaching. Confirmed keynote speakers are: Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Andre Keat, Shelley Lynn Tremain and France Winddance Twine Abstracts are invited for 15-minute presentations (each to be followed by open discussion). Abstracts should be 250-300 words in length, accompanied by […]
CFA: Disabling Normativities, Johannesburg, Oct. 1-3, 2019 (deadline: Jun. 28, 2019)
In previous posts (for e.g., here), I indicated that I will give a keynote address at the Disabling Normativities Conference that the Wits Centre for Diversity Studies in Johannesburg, South Africa, is organizing for October 1-3, 2019. Abstracts are invited for 15-minute presentations (each to be followed by open discussion). Abstracts should be 250-300 words […]
Philosophy of Disability as Critical Diversity Studies-Now Published!
In a previous post, I indicated that my article “Philosophy of Disability as Critical Diversity Studies” was forthcoming in the exciting inaugural issue of International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies (IJCDS). The issue, which is dated June 2018, has now been published and its table of contents can be found here. The unusual nature of […]
The Wits Centre for Critical Diversity Studies and Philosophy of Disability as Critical Diversity Studies
In October, I will give a keynote at the 2019 annual conference of the Wits Centre for Diversity Studies (WICDS) at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. The theme of the conference this year is “Disabling Normativities.” The 2017 conference that WICDS held, which was entitled “Troubling Seasons of Hate” and among whose […]
