I’m always disappointed when I see Canadian feminist philosophers contribute to and reproduce the significant role that philosophy in Canada and Canadian bioethicists in particular play in the legacy of eugenics in Canada and the exclusion of disabled philosophers and philosophy of disability that this legacy requires and sustains. Given the systemic and structural character […]
Palestinian Liberation is Disability Justice; Disability Justice is Universal Justice
Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove [not only] from our land but from our minds as well – Frantz Fanon Genocide is Disablement To quote Alice Wong from the Disability Visibility Project, “Palestinian liberation is disability justice.” Palestinians are experiencing genocide and “genocide is a mass disabling event and a […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Alex Byrne on Gender and Disability
The quote of the week for this week (though it’s only Thursday) extends my examination, in previous “quote of the week” posts, of the distinctly tendentious ways in which philosophers deploy ableist language to signify allegedly natural defect with respect to a purportedly universal intelligence and the material and institutional effects of these discursive practices. […]
More on the Referee Crisis: Gatekeeping, Tone Policing, and Linguistic Discrimination
This is part of a 3-part series on the referee crisis in philosophy. You can find the first two posts here and here. Refereeing in the Neoliberal Age In my last two posts, I argued that the referee crisis is related to neoliberalism, a system of exploitation and oppression that confiscates wealth from workers and the poor […]
The Referee Crisis, Neoliberalism, & Sad Beige Philosophy
This is part of a 3-part series. You can find the second and third posts here and here. This post is dedicated to the generous philosofriends who refereed papers for me. Last month, I finished editing a special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on feminist perspectives on moral responsibility, which is (miraculously) scheduled to be published in […]
Disabling Bioethics: An Abolitionist Genealogy
Two weeks from today, that is, January 14, I leave for the Eastern APA in New York. I will present in an APA symposium on my work in philosophy of disability on Tuesday, January 16, and then travel to Syracuse on Thursday, January 18, to present at the Central New York Humanities Corridor on Friday, […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews John Henry Reilly
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and fifth 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 […]
Disabled People Should Define Disability
The dominant definition of disability in our society is the medical one. On the medical model, a disability is an impairment or functional limitation of an individual’s body. The medical model sees disability as something that should be fixed, cured, or accommodated. It locates the problem in the individual rather than the built environment. The […]
CFP: Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis: Difference, Disability, Diversity, Online, Jul. 6-7, 2023 (deadline: May 15, 2023)
This fourth edition of the Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis series will examine what difference, disability and diversity mean in light of existential philosophy. While existential philosophy places the focus on the individual and on the precedence of existence over essence, as well as on choice and freedom, it may also have […]
Feminism, Ableism, and Medical Assistance in Dying, Mar. 13, 2023, UBC/Online
Sponsor: Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia When: Monday, March 13, 12:30pm-2:00pm Pacific Time Where: DLA Piper Hall, Room 104, and virtually EVENT DESCRIPTION This panel discusses Track 2 MAiD in Canada: medical assistance in dying for people with disabilities who are not at the end of their natural lives. Presenters […]
