We invite submissions from scholars at all career stages to the first Feminist Philosophy of Physics Workshop, to be held on June 20-21, 2024 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and hybrid on Zoom. We welcome submissions to present talks (20 min or 30 min), to organize panel or workshop discussions, as well as […]
CFP: The Philosophy of Sexual Violence (deadline: Dec. 1, 2023)
We invite full submissions for an edited Routledge volume, The Philosophy of Sexual Violence Eds. Yolonda Wilson (Saint Louis University) and Georgi Gardiner (University of Tennessee) Submission Deadline: 1st December 2023 We welcome submission of standard academic essays (5,000-10,000 words). We also keenly encourage philosophical submissions with innovative or alternative formats, such as: We also welcome submission […]
Remembering Catherine Hundleby, CRCs, and the Exclusion of Disabled Philosophers in Canada
After Catherine Hundleby’s death on August 26th was announced, I wanted to write a post about my sentiments and interactions with her, in part because they seemed distinct from the sentiments that other feminist philosophers began to express. Prominent among the remarks that others made in memory of Catherine were testaments about the foundational role […]
Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 4, Dec. 14-15, 2023
I am finalizing the schedule for this year’s edition of the conference that I co-organize with Jonathan Wolff, under the auspices of The Alfred Landecker Chair in the School of Government at Oxford. The conference will take place on December 14 and 15, 1pm-6pm GMT; 8am-1pm EST; 5am-10am PST. As in the past, the conference […]
Obituary for Evelyn Fox Keller (1936-2023)
[Renowned feminist philosopher and historian of science, Evelyn Fox Keller, died on Friday, September 22, 2023. The obituary below was published on the MIT News site on September 25, 2023. You can find the original obituary here.] Description of photo below: Evelyn Fox Keller smiles widely for the camera. She is wearing oval wire glasses, […]
Catherine Hundleby Memorial, University of Windsor/Online, Sept. 29, 2023, 12:30pm ET
The Philosophy Department, in association with Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies (Women and Gender Studies), will be holding a memorial to celebrate the life of Dr. Catherine Hundleby. The event will take place on Friday, September 29, 2023, in the Freed-Orman Centre, University of Windsor Campus. The gathering will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the Centre […]
Philosophy of Disability – Upcoming Events
Here is a list of some upcoming philosophy of disability events: September 9, 2023: I will give a virtual presentation entitled “Reproducing Eugenic Injustice” in a plenary session at the Hypatia 40th Anniversary Conference. Information about the conference, registration instructions, and the full conference program are available here. December 14-15, 2023: The 4th edition of […]
Remembrance of Catherine Hundleby, 1966-2023 (Guest post)
A Personal/Political/Philosophical Remembrance of Cate Hundleby by Letitia Meynell Dr. Catherine (Cate) Hundleby died suddenly on August 26, 2023 from a pulmonary infection. She was 57. Recently promoted to full professor at the University of Windsor, Cate was known as an expert in feminist epistemology (particularly, standpoint theory) and feminist argumentation theory—an area that she […]
philoSOPHIA 2023 Conference Schedule, Hybrid, Jun. 1-3, 2023
Thursday, June 1st 4PM – 5PM Registration 5PM – 6:30PM In-person Keynote #1: Stephanie Rivera Berruz, “Morir-Vivir Beyond the Human: Partial Ecological Connections and the Reconceptualization of Life” Moderator: Martin Shuster 6:30PM – 8PM Refreshments 6:30-7:30PM Projective Eye Gallery Tour with Adam Justice “Awaiting the Vertical, featuring work by Halide Salam” Friday, June 2nd 8AM […]
CFP: Ruptures, Resistance, Reclamation: Global Feminisms in a Digital Age (deadline: May 25, 2023)
Co-Editors: Iqra Shagufta Cheema, Jennifer Jill Fellows, Lisa Smith Scheduled for Publication in August 2024 Deadline for Abstracts: May 25, 2023 A recent LA Times story illustrated that ChatGPT, perceived as the latest technological threat to academia, was supported by an army of exploited workers, most of whom reside in the Global South. It’s a sharp […]