The Philosophy of Disability conference is part of the UNC Asheville’s Department of Philosophy’s ongoing effort to advance philosophy scholarship and engage the public in philosophical analysis. Admission to conference presentations, without food and beverages, is free. on Saturday, March 7, and concludes the conference.Ī schedule of conference presentations, along with online preregistration for the conference which is required for conference meals and beverages, is available at. Her talk, Gender without Gender Identity: Cognitive Disability and the Need for Gender Inclusion, will make the case that the growing popularity of views that equate gender with gender identity marginalize some cognitively disabled people.

on Friday, March 6, with a welcome from UNC Asheville Assistant Professor of Philosophy Scott Williams, and continue with presentations into the evening, and all day on Saturday, March 7.Ĭonference keynote lecturer Barnes is the author of The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability. All conference presentations are free and open to everyone. The conference will feature presentations addressing disability studies from a philosophical point of view by scholars from many universities around the country and Canada, and a keynote talk by Elizabeth Barnes, professor in the Corcoran Department of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. UNC Asheville will host its third biennial Philosophy of Disability Conference, March 6-7, 2020, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.

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