“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 […]
Is Canada a Safe Haven if You are Disabled and LGBTQ+?
Some Canadian and other LGBTQ+ philosophers have circulated posts on various platforms about a document issued by Haven, a group at University of Toronto-Scarborough that works on immigration policy and border issues. The document, entitled “A Guide for LGBTQI+ Asylum Seekers Crossing the Canada-U.S. Border,” is intended to provide guidance to American “LGBTQI+ individuals who are exploring […]
In-Person Philosophy Conferences as a Mask for Academic Imperialism
In an article published at CBC News on Friday, Natalie Stechyson writes the following: some employers in both the private and public sector are mandating that many workers have to come back full time. As a growing number of Canadians once again find themselves cramming public transit and clogging highways to get to their workplaces, you might be wondering: […]
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 […]
How Do the PPN and DERPs Define Public Philosophy?
I felt both compelled and reluctant to email my friend Tracy Isaacs to express my dismay that she is on the program for the upcoming October conference of the Public Philosophy Network (PPN). The conference will take place in the epicenter of downtown Hamilton at a satellite campus of McMaster University that is located in […]
What Canadian Philosophers Won’t Do
The post below originally appeared on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY in April 2023 and is as pertinent now as it was back then. In this regard, consider its claims together with claims made in recent posts here and here. _________________________________________________________________________ Someone could easily come up with a host of things that Canadian feminist philosophers would, predictably, refuse […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 8 a.m. 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 […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Thursday): Hiring Practices and Dirty Laundry
This week’s quote-of-the-week post (though it’s only Thursday) takes its inspiration from events that transpired on Daily Nous during the past week. For through a series of comments there, Paul Raymont, “Canadian Post-Doc,” and I made evident to the international readership of Daily Nous that Canadian philosophy departments give preference in hiring to American and […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews Vanessa Wills
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and twenty-second instalment 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 […]
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 […]
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