I am very happy to present “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” the amazing special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (12 [2/3] 2026) that I have guest edited to commemorate the centennial of Michel Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926. Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 12 (2/3) 2026: “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches” https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/issue/view/2385 Finally, Foucault: […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Stephanie Jenkins
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and thirty-eighth 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 […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 8am ET
“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 “… a major contribution to our understanding of the field and the people in it.” — Vanessa Wills “I’ve learned so much about ableism in philosophy […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Johnathan Flowers
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and thirty-sixth 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 […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 8am ET
“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 “… a major contribution to our understanding of the field and the people in it.” — Vanessa Wills “I’ve learned so much about ableism in philosophy […]
Whither Foucault? Or, Another Lacuna in Canadian Philosophy Departments
In various posts here on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, I have pointed out that prospective disabled graduate students who want to study philosophy of disability/critical disability theory should not expect to do so in any informed and comprehensive way in a Canadian philosophy department. Liberal bioethics has occupied the corner of what can be said about disability […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7 #PhiDisSocCh7, Jan. 27-29, 2027, 9:30am-4:00pm ET (Unapologetically and Defiantly Online)
The next edition of the Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series–Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 7– will take place January 27-29, 2027. The conference will be supported by and run under the auspices of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY and the Center for Ethics at University of Central Florida. The conference will take place entirely online. No […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Damion Scott
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and thirty-sixth 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 […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8a.m.
“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 “… a major contribution to our understanding of the field and the people in it.” — Vanessa Wills “I’ve learned so much about ableism in philosophy […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Abigail Gosselin
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and thirty-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 […]
