Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and eighteenth 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 […]
The Call is Coming from Inside the House; Or How Bioethics Has Compromised Philosophy and Philosophers
Bioethics and the neoliberal eugenics that motivates it have thoroughly compromised philosophy and philosophers–politically, institutionally, ethically, and economically. That is to say, the neoliberal effects of bioethics have become so pervasive and insidious in philosophy that the discipline and profession have, in many ways, become extensions of the medico-scientific-industrial complex. Indeed, few philosophy departments (in […]
Some of Our Favourite Posts of 2024
As the year comes to a close, a review of some of our favourite posts from the year seems apropos. Yet the list below is by no means exhaustive of the fantastic posts made at BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, especially insofar as the list does not include any of the wonderful Dialogues on Disability interviews that I […]
Ableist (Philosophy of) Language and Why ‘Crip’ Might Not Be the Answer
Earlier this morning, I inadvertently posted a news item on Bluesky that included ableist language–namely, the term tone deaf. The article, which discusses the forms of structural oppression and discrimination that working-class Scottish students at the University of Edinburgh experience, was especially interesting to me given that my maternal ancestors were poor and working-class people […]
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 […]
Fatness and the Abnormal (Guest post)
Fatness and the Abnormal Kristin Rodier Presentation to Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5, December 13, 2024 I want to thank Shelley Tremain and the conference organizers for inviting me to share my work. Learning about what everyone has been working on has become a highlight of my year. In keeping with Shelley’s advocacy within […]
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 […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Sofia Jeppsson (Redux)
After the outstanding events and radicalizing events that took place last week at Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5, many of us need to wind down a bit. So, for this month’s installment of Dialogues on Disability, I am reposting Sofia Jeppsson’s very popular interview from December 2022. Look forward to a new installment of […]
Mental Illness Stigma and Devaluation of the Relational Self (Guest post)
Mental Illness Stigma and Devaluation of the Relational Self Abigail Gosselin Presentation to Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5, December 12, 2024 Mental illness stigma involves making a negative judgment about someone who has mental illness and marking them as bad or inferior in some way. Mental illness stigma devalues and dehumanizes people in many […]
Neurodiversity Global Seminar Series 2025
The Center for Neurodiversity Studies (CNS) at O.P. Jindal Global University (India) and the Centre for Neurodiversity and Development at Durham University (UK) cordially invite you to the Neurodiversity Global Seminar Series 2025. This year-long online seminar series aims to facilitate a global interdisciplinary dialogue on neurodiversity by bringing together researchers and practitioners from various cultural contexts. […]
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