Intimacy, Illness, and Forced Gestation
Two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with a chronic illness. The past few months have been a whirlwind of surgeries, IVs, MRIs, and medications....
In Praise of Experimental Workshops
The following is a two-part post in which Lauren Guilmette and Ada Jaarsma reflect on their experiences with the Image-Text and Experimental Writing Workshop...
Doing Public Philosophy
(This post is informed by the collective conceptual labor that led to the analysis in a co-written book chapter with Melissa D. Gruver in...
Roe, Abortion, and the Right to Ourselves
When I joined a protest the day after the leak of Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe, rage overwhelmed me. My rage was not...
Reframing Abortion Lessons
An anticipated disaster is no less horrifying when it eventually occurs. Many of us experienced such horror as we read the leaked Supreme Court...
Tone-Policing and the Assertion of Authority
Tone Policing is a dangerous habit that has real psychosocial consequences. CHANDRA PRESCOD-WEINSTEIN
If tone policing is anything at all, then it is bad....
The Weight of Whiteness: A Conversation between Alexis Shotwell and Alison Bailey
Alexis Shotwell: Thanks so much for talking with me about your wonderful book (The Weight of Whiteness: A Feminist Engagement with Privilege, Race, and...
(Everyday) Violence and Speechless Horror
A recent conference on the work and influence of Bat-Ami Bar On, memorialized by Dianna Taylor in this series, highlighted the reach of her...
Doomscrolling and the Unspeakable
I’m greeted by my social media timeline, filled with equal parts dystopian memes and political calls for action. I have five minutes between tasks,...
Interview with new Associate Editor of the Women in Philosophy series
The Women in Philosophy series at the APA blog would like to thank Julinna Oxley for her service as Associate Editor from 2020-2021. We...