As readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY may recall, I am guest editing a special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on the theme “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” which will commemorate the one hundred-year anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926. Late in September, I will begin to receive the […]| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Friday, August 29, 2025, marks the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, a weather event that rapidly became a significant social and political catastrophe kill…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotion Faces of Affective Injustice Special Issue Call for Papers Philosophers of emotion and affectivity have recently begun to explore the idea that there may be distinctive forms of injustice related to affectivity. This has involved coining the term “affective injustice” to investigate how […]| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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 […]| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Organized by Hannah Hilligardt, Julie Jebeile, Sapna Kumar, Futura Venuto | University of Bern We invite you to our online seminar series exploring the intersections between feminist perspectives and climate change. Together, we will engage with key feminist themes – values, trust, epistemologies, injustice, uncertainty, diversity, activism, and emotions – and examine how these shape our understanding […]| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Friends will know that my main areas of specialization are moral responsibility and critical disability theory. The following is a draft of my forthcoming entry, “Disability and Moral Responsibilit…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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 th…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
ActforPal invites academics & allies worldwide to a webinar in solidarity with colleagues in Gaza. This is an open and inclusive space. This is an open and inclusive space where anyone can spea…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
“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 con…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
As I indicated in an earlier post, I am the Area Editor for Philosophy and Theory of Disability of The Oxford Research Encyclopedia in Disability Studies that Oxford University Press is developing …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Faithful readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY may recall that I am curating the Philosophy and Theory of Disability area of The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Disability Studies that O…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
10 posts published by shelleytremain during July 2025| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Pli: The Warwick Journal of Philosophy invites submissions for its thirty-eighth issue, which will explore how questions of gender and sexuality (and, more broadly, Women’s Studies and Feminis…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and twenty-fourth installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I am conducting with disabled p…| BIOPOLITICAL 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 c…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Our new open book will revolve around the tenuous concept of crime (as a limit) in light of: – the lives and works of artists & philosophers subjected to criminalisation/persecution ̵…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Resistance as a response to structure has been—and will be—an answer as long as structural systems, power dynamics, social frameworks, and institutional frameworks govern bodies. Scholars lik…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Ramones and Philosophy: Edited By: Christopher M. Innes Abstracts of essays are requested on the 1970s to 1990s American punk rock band the Ramones. Essays will become part of chapters in…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Decolonization & Global Justice22nd, 23rd, 24th of January, 2026 University of OregonEugene, Oregon Call For Participation Decolonization and Global Justice will be a three-day, transdisci…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
It’s hard to believe that Elizabeth Barnes continues to position herself as a credible authority with respect to critical philosophical work on disability and even philosophy of disability mo…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Here is some additional summer reading/listening for avid fans of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. The essay that appears below is forthcoming as a chapter in Genealogy: A Genealogy, edited by Verena Erlen…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
I want to remind readers/listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY that I am now a coeditor of FOUCAULT STUDIES which has recently become publishing partners with Penn Press. The journal aims to incorpo…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
provides up-to-date information and cutting-edge critical analysis of biopolitical asymmetries and other mechanisms and effects of power in philosophy and beyond| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
9 posts published by shelleytremain during April 2025| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
10 posts published by Mich Ciurria and shelleytremain during March 2025| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
As most readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY will by now know, yesterday Canadian voters elected the incumbent (neoliberal) Liberal Mark Carney to be the next Prime Minister. Canadian v…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Since the 1980s, Michel Foucault’s legacy in feminist theory and practice has been the subject of sustained and critical debate. His analyses of power, subjectivation, biopolitics, and governmental…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the tenth-anniversary installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I have conducted with disabled philosophers…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Special Editor: Lucia Morawska (Richmond, The American International University in London) “The Polish Journal of Aesthetics” Volume 77 (2/2026) Submission deadline: 30 Septem…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Virtual Summer School: Feminist Critiques of Kant’s Views on Women & Human Progress Organized by Olga Lenczewska, co-taught by Helga Varden and Holly Wilson Session 1: June…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
[The text below comprises the keynote address that I gave (via Zoom) to the Dimensions of Difference Conference at Beacon College yesterday. The conference was organized by Professor Zachary Isrow …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
“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 …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
My mother has been in the hospital for the past month, in and out of intensive care; so, my time to post on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY has been constrained. In addition, I have been writing responses …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
2025 LATINA/X FEMINISMS ROUNDTABLE April 4-5th 2025 University at Buffalo, NY (both in-person & via Zoom) ***All participants are expected to attend all sessions (virtually or in-person) of the…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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 th…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and twentieth installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I am conducting with disabled philo…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Organized by August Gorman Keynote Speaker: Robert Chapman 10:00am: Abigail Gosselin (Regis), “Internalized Mental Illness Stigma and Its Harms” 11:00am: Caro Flores (UC Santa Cruz), “Re…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
On April 6, I will give a keynote address (via Zoom) entitled “Philosophy of Disability: The Difference That It Makes” to the Dimensions of Difference Conference at Beacon College, in L…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Description of image above: “Canadian Native Flag” by Kwakwakaʼwakw artist Mulidzas—J. Curtis Wilson (1980-2019). A maple leaf is at centre between a column on each end of the flag. The…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
The Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) will host its second symposium on May 30, 2025. This virtual symposium will feature research at the intersection of policing and philosophy, wi…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
“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 …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and nineteenth installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I am conducting with disabled phil…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
“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 …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Later this month, people in Ontario will vote in a provincial election and determine whether the current premier, Doug Ford, and his Progressive Conservative Party will continue to govern. In my ri…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
The following is the script for my presentation at St. Louis University on 01/31/2025 at 2pm. My slides with alt text can be found here: Crip-pessimismDownload “The true philosophy of history thus …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
This week’s quote-of-the-week post (though it’s only Thursday) draws attention to the marginalization of Foucauldian scholarship on disability and the continuing absence of critical phi…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
The past week has been a whirlwind. The inauguration of Donald Trump to the Office of the U.S. Presidency on January 20 will go down in history as a flashpoint that precipitated sweeping social and…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
This post is intended to announce the much-anticipated publication (Rowman & Littlefield) next month of Technology and Equality*, edited by Sven Ove Hansson and Colleen Murphy. I am delighted t…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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 th…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and eighteenth installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I am conducting with disabled phil…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
The following is the script for my presentation at the Eastern APA on 01/11/2025. This is a revised version of an earlier presentation, edited to focus on a common foundation of Strawson’s exempted…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
“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 …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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 par…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and fifteenth installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I am conducting with disabled philo…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
I am putting the finishing touches on “Disabling Bioethics: Notes Toward An Abolitionist Genealogy,” my contribution to Genealogy: A Genealogy, edited by Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson and …| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Hello, I’m Shelley Tremain and I would like to welcome you to the one hundred and fourteenth installment of Dialogues on Disability, the series of interviews that I am conducting with disabled phil…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
1. Introduction Philosophers tend to focus on the ‘tragedy of disability,’ the oppressions and exclusions faced by disabled people. There is good reason for this, inasmuch as disabled people must d…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Dear All, I very much regret to tell you that the interview that was originally scheduled for today has been postponed. Disabled people know that institutional time commitments and other arrangemen…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
As I recently pointed out on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, October 15, 2026, will mark the centennial anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth, with plans underway to commemorate Foucault in a varie…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
My colleague Angeles Eraña an me have recently seen our chapter on the Zapatista emancipatory project and tzotzil ontology finally in print, now that The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of La…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
“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 le…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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 th…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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 th…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
