Before I begin, I want to express my sincere gratitude to Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson for the tremendous effort that she has made to organize this symposium. I also want to thank Melinda, Julie, and Catherine for their participation in the symposium, as well as thank everyone else in the room who has come to the session. […]
Update on the Upcoming Eastern APA, Technology, and Philosophy of Disability
Yesterday, I posted on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY about my computer problems in advance of the Eastern APA, requesting assistance from tech savvy philosophers who would be in New York for the meeting there this week. As I said in the post, computer mishaps have long been among my worst nightmares: writing for a broad audience is […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 8 am 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 […]
Discounts on The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability!
Alas, The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability won’t be on display at any of the publishers’ booths at the divisional meetings of the American Philosophical Association (APA). Nevertheless, discounts on purchase of the book, which were available to registrants of Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 4, have been reinstated to coincide with the symposium […]
Disabling Bioethics: An Abolitionist Genealogy
Two weeks from today, that is, January 14, I leave for the Eastern APA in New York. I will present in an APA symposium on my work in philosophy of disability on Tuesday, January 16, and then travel to Syracuse on Thursday, January 18, to present at the Central New York Humanities Corridor on Friday, […]
Some of Our Favourite Posts of 2023
As the year comes to a close, a review of some of our favourite posts from the year seems apropos. I have catalogued these posts according to the month in which they were initially posted. The list below is by no means exhaustive of the fantastic posts made at BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, especially insofar as the […]
Dialogues on Disability: Shelley Tremain Interviews John Henry Reilly
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and 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 […]
Published Today! The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability was released today in all formats! If you haven’t already done so, you can order the book at its webpage here, where you can also browse the table of contents and read/listen to reviews of the book. Here are some of the reviews: “A fascinating and wide-ranging collection […]
Dialogues on Disability on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at 8 am 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 […]
Philosophy of Disability at the Meeting of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, Jan. 16, 2024
If you will be attending the meeting of the Eastern division of the American Philosophical Association (APA) in New York city from January 15-18, 2024, I hope that you will attend the symposium on my work, entitled “Philosophy of Disability.” This session at the Eastern APA, which is the product of the political and intellectual […]
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