Boycott Predatory Journals Now!

The term “predatory” was originally used to describe journals that charge authors high publication fees without providing genuine peer review or editorial services. Beal’s list of “potential predatory journals and publishers” includes titles like British Open Research Publications, which charges $300 to publish research from authors in high-income countries. These journals are also thought to have low editorial standards, […]

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 […]

CFP: Teaching in Hostile Contexts (deadline: Feb. 15, 2024)

Teaching in Hostile Contexts Edited ByAlida Liberman Paper Submission Deadline: Thursday, February 15, 2024 American Association of Philosophy Teachers Studies in Pedagogy is an anonymously peer-reviewed annual journal dedicated to publishing thematically focused volumes of original works on teaching and learning in philosophy. We are seeking traditional essays, short personal reflections, and practical resources about the topic […]

Hermeneutic Vanity

We finally make a word in. We finally get to say something about us, about our experience. They finally get quiet for just an instant and we are heard. But they are so used to it always being about them, about their lives, their values, their experiences that they immediately interpret our words in a […]

Two Additional Endorsements of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability

The publication of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability is imminent. How exciting! If you have not yet pre-ordered your copy of the book, you can do so here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbury-guide-to-philosophy-of-disability-9781350268913/ We have received two additional endorsements for the book. These endorsements are from Professors Jasbir Puar and Barry Lam. Jasbir Puar: “This fantastic collection […]

Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Mich Ciurria

Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I’d like to welcome you to the eighty-third 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 discussion with disabled philosophers […]

Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Amandine Catala

Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I’d like to welcome you to the eightieth 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 discussion with disabled philosophers […]

Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, November 17th, at 8 a.m. EST

“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 “I’ve learned so much from Shelley Lynn Tremain’s Dialogues on Disability through the years (and found out about so much exciting work being done by disabled […]