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 […]
The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability at a 30% Discount Until December 8
If you do not have a copy of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability and would like to get one, you can do so now at a discount. Until 11:59pm ET December 8, Bloomsbury Publishers is offering a 30% discount on its books–including The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability–in its holiday sale. To order The Bloomsbury […]
CFP: Dimensions of Difference: Exploring Diversity, Complexity, and Connection in Thought and Practice, Beacon College, Apr. 5-6, 2025 (deadline: Dec. 20, 2024)
“Difference is that raw and powerful connection from which our personal power is forged.” -Audre Lorde Deadline for Submissions: December 20th 2024 Deadline for Notification of Acceptance: January 5th 2025 Location: Beacon College – Leesburg, FL Dates: April 5th & 6th Keynote Speakers: Robert Chapman (in-person) and Shelley Lynn Tremain (virtual) In a world characterized […]
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 […]
Meet the New Boss–Same as the Old Boss: Jenkins and Cull on Feminist Metaphysics
Frieder Vogelmann’s recent article** “Political Epistemology without Apologies” begins in this way: The recent interest in political epistemology seems easy to explain. Its rise to prominence is routinely traced to two events in 2016: the Brexit referendum in the UK and the election of Donald J. Trump as 45th president of the USA (e.g. Hannon & […]
Ten Questions about Disabled People Stemming from This Week’s U.S. Election
Many of my social media friends, most of whom are philosophers or other academics, are postulating the reasons why Trump won this week’s election in the United States. Many of them are also predicting what will unfold in the U.S. henceforth; (almost) invariably these predictions forecast catastrophe, increasing social injustice, hardening of sensibilities to the […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, November 20, 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 “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 […]
Quote of the Week (and It’s Only Wednesday): Cressida Heyes on Identity Politics and Disability
This week’s contribution to the quote-of-the-week thread (though it’s only Wednesday) considers the extent to which nondisabled philosophers and nondisabled feminist philosophers in particular will give up their position of dominance with respect to what gets said about disability in philosophy, who gets to say it, and how it gets said. It has been almost […]
Disability and Technology?
Some readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY might be interested to read/listen to the pre-publication version of my chapter “Disability and Technology? No, Disability as Technology,” which is forthcoming in Technology and Equality, edited by Sven-Ove Hansson and Colleen Murphy, London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2025, pp. 77-90. You will find the pre-publication version of my chapter […]
Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PhiDisSocCh5), Unapologetically Online, December 11-13, 2024: Final Program and Registration Information
Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 is free, will unapologetically take place online, and is open to everyone! This conference is co-organized by Shelley Tremain and Jonathan Wolff, with the support of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 5 (#PhiDisSocCh5) comprises presentations by disabled philosophers whose cutting-edge research challenges […]
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