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American Horror Story: Asylum
minor spoilers… This television series set in the 70s highlights the unexpected twists and interactions–the sheer contingency of factors–that can land someone at Briarcliff, the titular asylum. It’s a thin line between normal and abnormal in this horror story. Unfortunately, in showcasing how easy it can be to be “committed” in a patriarchal, homophobic, and racist […]
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Committee on the Status of Women: a CFP
Originally posted on Feminist Philosophers:
? The APA’s Committee on the Status of Women: Call for Papers Diversity in Philosophy May 28-30, 2015 Villanova Conference Center Villanova University The APA/CSW conference seeks to examine and address the underrepresentation of women and other marginalized groups in Philosophy. Participants are invited to focus on hurdles and best… -
a summer of horror in Florida
Let the sleepless nights begin. So far I’ve watched The Conjuring (2013), Dark Floors (2008), and am partway through American Horror Story Asylum (2012-2013). My eyes are already bloodshot! If you can recommend horror movies or novels that have themes connected to physical disability, mental illness, cognitive disability, or related subjects – please let me […]
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Kristeva Circle: In the Clinic and the Classroom
In this video, I present recent work on Kristeva and the medical humanities. My fellow panelists present their work on Kristeva and pedagogy and Kristeva and children’s literature. (My presentation begins around the 48-minute mark). Nashville, TN, March 2014
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ICYMI: Philosophy is dead white – and dead wrong
Kudos to Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman for this excellent article.
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Feder on surgical normalization & Solomon’s *Far From the Tree*
She writes: “We cannot decide who our children are…” If only mainstream bioethics lit could accept this simple, yet powerful, statement. See philosopher Ellen Feder’s post here, on the IJFAB blog.
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Uses of Disability in Horror Film and Fiction
I’m really looking forward to working on my summer project (funded by a Stetson grant), in which I will seek answers to the following questions: Why are disabled bodies so useful to the movements and patterns of horror film and fiction? Further, is it possible that there are alternatives embedded in horror for seeing […]
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Feminist Philosophy Quarterly: coming soon to an internet near you!
Originally posted on Feminist Philosophers:
Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (FPQ) is an online, open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting feminist philosophical scholarship. We welcome submissions from all areas and traditions of feminist philosophy, and our goal is to be a platform for philosophical research that engages the problems of our time in the broader world.… -
Kristeva Circle next month in Nashville
Looking forward to the second annual Kristeva Circle meeting next month in Nashville (March 28th-30th). The program looks fantastic; it can be found here. I’ll be presenting research, still in its early stages, on theoretical resources for the medical humanities in Kristeva’s work.
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Spring Semester begins
It’s the first day of classes, and I am enjoying meeting my students. I’m looking ahead to an excellent semester, including teaching an upper-division Bioethics course with the theme Medicine, Technology, and Disability with a great group of kids. Best wishes to all for a happy and productive semester!
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Melinda C. Hall, PhD 