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Book SynopsisThe Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability is a revolutionary collection encompassing the most innovative and insurgent work in philosophy of disability. Edited and anthologized by disabled philosopher Shelley Lynn Tremain, this book challenges how disability has historically been represented and understood in philosophy: it critically undermines the detrimental assumptions that various subfields of philosophy produce; resists the institutionalized ableism of academia to which these assumptions contribute; and boldly articulates new anti-ableist, anti-sexist, anti-racist, queer, anti-capitalist, anti-carceral, and decolonial insights and perspectives that counter these assumptions. This rebellious and groundbreaking book's chaptersmost of which have been written by disabled philosophersare wide-ranging in scope and invite a broad readership. The chapters underscore the eugenic impetus at the heart of bioethics; talk back to the whiteness of work on philosophy
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Trade ReviewA fascinating and wide-ranging collection of papers challenging all of us who do philosophy — in any of its subfields — to pay more sustained attention to the different disabled perspectives that may dislodge old habits of thought and invigorate new ones. * Miranda Fricker, Silver Professor of Philosophy, New York University, USA *
Fresh, deep, and exceptional in its intersectional engagement,
The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability is a field-defining contribution to philosophy. Shelley Tremain’s expansive collection of original work in philosophy of disability by philosophers of diverse backgrounds, approaches, and perspectives effectively demonstrates that philosophy of disability has come of age as a field worthy of recognition and respect. * Tracy Isaacs, Professor of Philosophy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada *
This trailblazing volume assembles cutting-edge work in philosophy of disability to offer a comprehensive and accessible overview of this new movement in philosophy. The volume firmly establishes philosophy of disability as a way of practicing philosophy that is central to all areas of philosophical inquiry. * Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, USA *
This is a lively and wide-ranging collection of essays, offering an enlightening and poignant up-to-date snapshot of the philosophy of disability. The volume showcases a range of philosophical approaches and topics, examining disability and its relationship with philosophy from a variety of angles, which illuminate this new field. * Havi Carel, Professor of Philosophy, University of Bristol, UK, and Author of Illness: the Cry of the Flesh *
The range in this collection is impressive, from the kinds of disabilities covered, to the domains to which disability connects. From chronic fatigue, substance use, deafness, neurodiversity, speech pathologies, and more, to an exploration of the concept of "disability" in Africana philosophy, in music theory, assisted reproduction, and more, everyone should find something to learn from this volume. * Barry Lam, Professor of Philosophy, UC Riverside, USA, and Founder and Producer of the award-winning Hi-Phi Nation podcast *
This fantastic collection is both long overdue and yet ahead of its time. The essays not only press against the cherished norms of philosophy; they also refract similar dynamics and epistemic violences in other fields. The result is no less than a challenge to the ableist strictures of disciplinarity itself. * Jasbir K. Puar, Author of The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability, USA *
Table of ContentsForeword,
Lori Gruen (Wesleyan University, USA) Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION: New Movement in Philosophy: Philosophy of Disability,
Shelley Lynn Tremain (Coordinator of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, Canada) Part I: Desegregating The Disciplines 1. Disaster Ableism, Epistemologies of Crisis, and the Mystique of Bioethics,
Shelley Lynn Tremain (Coordinator of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, Canada) 2. Would you Kill the Fat Man Hypothetical? Fat Stigma in Philosophy,
Kristin Rodier (Athabasca University, Canada) and
Samantha Brennan (University of Guelph, Canada) 3. Pruriently Feared: Theoretical Erasure of the Disabled Black Male,
Tommy J. Curry (University of Edinburgh, UK) 4. Disability, Dissonance, and Resistance: A Musical Dialogue,
Licia Carlson (Providence College, USA) 5. Neurodiversity, Anti-Psychiatry, and the Politics of Mental Health,
Robert Chapman (Durham University, UK) 6. Disability and African Philosophy,
Julie E. Maybee (Lehman College, CUNY, USA) Part II: Mechanisms of Oppression 7. The Apparatus of Addiction: Substance Use at the Crossroads of Colonial Ableism and Migration,
Andrea J. Pitts (University of Buffalo, USA) 8. Disability, Ableism, Class, and Chronic Fatigue,
Mich Ciurria (University of Missouri at St. Louis, USA) 9. Algorithms as Ableist Orientation Devices: The Technosocial Inheritance of Colonialism and Ableism,
Johnathan Flowers (California State University, Northridge, USA) 10. The Art of Kinship: An Intersectional Reading of Assisted Reproductive Practices,
Desiree Valentine (Marquette University, USA) 11. Epistemic Injustice and Epistemic Authority on Autism,
Amandine Catala (Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada) Part III: Phenomenologies of Access and Exclusion 12. Disability, Access, and the Promise of Inclusion: Returning to Institutional Language through a Phenomenological Lens,
Corinne Lajoie (The Pennsylvania State University, USA) 13. Stuttering and Ableism: A Study of Eventfulness,
Joshua St. Pierre (University of Alberta, Canada) 14. Frantz Fanon and Disability: Frictions and Solidarities,
Emily R. Douglas (Athabasca University, Canada) 15. Exemption,
Self-exemption, and Compassionate Self-excuse,
Sofia Jeppsson (Umeå Universitet, Sweden) 16. Pathologizing Disabled and Trans Identities: How Emotions Become Marginalized,
Gen Eickers (Universität Bayreuth, Germany) Part IV: Disabling Normativities 17. A Crip Reading of Filipino Philosophy,
Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril (University of Edinburgh, UK) 18. Recognizing Human Flourishing in the Context of Disability,
Jordan Joseph Wadden (The University of British Columbia, Canada) and Tim Stainton (The University of British Columbia, Canada) 19. Neurodiversity and the Ethics of Access,
August Gorman (Oakland University, USA) 20. The Ethics of Disability Passing and Uncovering in the Philosophy Classroom,
Joseph A. Stramondo (San Diego State University, USA) 21. Inclusive Ethics: A Precautionary Principle,
Stephanie Jenkins (Oregon State University, USA) Part V: Resisting Epistemologies 22. Risking Ourselves, Together: The Politics and Persons of Risk,
Melinda C. Hall (Stetson University, USA) 23. Disablement and Ageism,
Christine Overall (Queen’s University, Canada) 24. Power-Knowledge and Epistemic Injustice in Employment for Disabled Adults,
Josh Dohmen (Mississippi University for Women, USA) 25. “But you don’t look autistic”: Resisting Neurotypical Narratives,
Nathan Moore (Canada) 26. Nocebos Talk Back: Marked Bodied Experience and the Dynamics of Health Inequality,
Suze G. Berkhout (University of Toronto, Canada) and Ada S. Jaarsma (Mount Royal University, Canada) Index List of Contributors
