The Dialogues on Disability series, a platform for interviews with disabled philosophers, is set to present its 136th installment on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. This ongoing initiative, hosted by Biopolitical Philosophy, features discussions touching upon 'Afro-futurism and Black futures', 'semantics', 'precarity', 'inaccessibility', 'racism', and 'ableism'. The series aims to create a space for disabled academics who may feel alienated within traditional academic philosophy. Past installments, including an interview with disabled philosopher Abigail Gosselin, are archived online. Contributions to support the series can be made through a dedicated 'Patreon account'. The platform serves as a deliberate counter-narrative, conceptualized by Johnathan Flowers as an "army" or "arsenal" challenging the established structures of philosophical discourse.
Academic Discourse on Misogyny and Biopolitics Continues
Meanwhile, a hybrid conference on The Meaning of Misogyny was scheduled to take place in Manchester and online from June 30 to July 1, 2026. This event, organized by Justina Berškytė and Adelina Valoschi from the University of Manchester, aimed to delve into the semantic distinctions between misogynistic and other forms of prejudiced language, and to explore the expressive or emotive components inherent in such speech. Invited speakers included Justina Berškytė and Christopher Cousins from the University of Manchester, and Filipa Melo Lopes from the University of Edinburgh. The deadline for abstract submissions for this conference was March 15, 2026.
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Ongoing Scholarly Exploration of Biopolitical Themes
Recent scholarly output highlights a sustained engagement with themes in 'political theology' and 'biopolitical critique'. A review of available materials from Springer Nature reveals a range of articles and book chapters published from late 2022 through early 2026. These include discussions on the works of Giorgio Agamben, such as his concept of Homo sacer, and analyses of concepts like 'negative politics' and 'form-of-life' in relation to thinkers like Nietzsche and Foucault.
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Several entries focus on Agamben's work, exploring his ontology and its implications for understanding governance and resistance.
Discussions on thinkers like Giovanni Gentile and Alexandre Kojève also appear, contextualizing their ideas within broader philosophical traditions.
The 'biopolitical critique' is evident in explorations of 'naked life' (Nacktes Leben) and the relationship between management and biopolitical interpretation.
Contributions engage with figures from various philosophical eras, including La Boétie and Filangieri, demonstrating a broad historical scope within these fields of inquiry.
The persistent focus across these diverse academic endeavors underscores a continuing scholarly preoccupation with power structures, life itself as a political subject, and the nuanced language used to define and contest social realities.
