SCHEDULE FOR TODAY’S EVENTS: (All times shown are in EST) Thursday, January 29, 2026 10:00am-10:05am Welcome to Day Two of #PhiDisSocCh6 Shelley Lynn Tremain (BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY) 10:05am-12:05pm Panel: On the Birth of Foucault and the Abnormal Will Conway (Stony Brook), “’To Kill the Vanquished’: Rousseau at the Threshold of Biopolitics” Stephanie Jenkins (Oregon State), “On […]
Gattaca and the Impossibility of Eliminating Disability
Pictured above is the Gattaca movie poster, featuring three characters in a triangular arrangement. In the foreground is Ethan Hawke (playing Vincent), a white man with short, dark brown hair. To the left is Uma Thurman (Irene), a white woman with straight blonde hair in a ponytail. To the right is Jude Law (Jerome), a […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6), Unapologetically Online, Jan. 28-30, 2026, 10am ET-4pm ET
The Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series is, by many accounts, the best, the most exciting, the most informative, the most progressive, and generally the most important event on the philosopher’s calendar. This year’s edition of the conference series promises to be as vital as, if not even more vital than, past editions of […]
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6), Unapologetically Online, Jan. 28-30, 2026: Final Program and Registration!
BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY and Ethically Speaking at The Center for Ethics at the University of Central Florida (UCF) ENTHUSIASTICALLY INVITE YOU TO: Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6) January 28-30, 2026, Online The Philosophy, Disability and Social Change conference series, now in its sixth year, comprises workshops, roundtables, and panel presentations by disabled philosophers and their allies whose […]
Draft Program of Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6), Online, Jan. 28-30, 2026
Here is the draft program of the upcoming edition of Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change: Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6). Registration for the conference will open soon. Check back frequently! Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6) January 28-30, 2026 (All times are EST = GMT – 5hr; CET – 6hr; CST + […]
UnKoch My Philosophy Department: Reject Billionaire Donations for Disability Justice!
This week, my paper on billionaire philanthropy and academic philosophy was published in a special, open access issue of the Journal of Academic Freedom, titled Philanthropy, Public Funding, and the Future of Academic Freedom. Along with over a dozen other excellent papers, my contribution underscores the corrupting influence of billionaire philanthropy on academia, focusing on academic philosophy. This corrupting influence is, as […]
The APA’s Gaslighting Letter on Palestine
In July, Sara Aronowitz and Reza Hadisi authored a petition calling on the American Philosophical Association (APA) to condemn the war crimes and atrocities in Gaza, express solidarity with Palestinian scholars, and honor the APA’s commitment to the mission of Scholars at Risk (SAR). The petition currently has almost 500 signatures. A few weeks later, the APA board […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Mich Ciurria
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and twenty-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 […]
Special Issue of Canadian Journal of Disability Studies on MAiD (vol. 13, no. 2, 2024)
I am very happy to inform you that Canadian Journal of Disability Studies (CJDS) has published a special issue on the theme “Medical Assistance in Dying; Resistance in Canada”. The issue comprises testimonials of many of the leading theorists and activists who publicly organize against MAiD and the very real dangers that the eugenic policies […]
How Canadian Philosophy Plays a Vital Role in the Project of Eugenics: Or, Gender, Schafer, and Other Nondisabled White Male Bioethicists
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 […]
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