Learning with Learning Disability out now! It’s a kind of history of LD but it’s also about how our conceptions of humanity and personhood are inextricably bound up with ideas about learning disability. 20% discount until the end of the month. #learningdisability www.routledge.com/Learning-wit...

Special delivery from the postman today: author copies of my new book. Absolutely delighted with the way it’s turned out. It’s partly a history of learning disability, partly a philosophical exploration of the reciprocal relationships between learning disability & personhood. #learningdisability

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.

Will we listen to his words today?

Learning with Learning Disability: What Learning Disability Can Teach Us About Being Human by Owen Barden is now available to pre-order here: www.routledge.com/Learning-wit... @owenbarden.bsky.social

My first book will be out at the end of July. “Learning with Learning Disability” is a kind of history of LD and also a exploration of how our conceptualisation of the human relies on the concept of LD #learningdisability

My first book will be out at the end of July. “Learning with Learning Disability” is a kind of history of LD and also a exploration of how our conceptualisation of the human relies on the concept of LD #learningdisability

Rally to defend jobs at Liverpool Hope 28/6. Colleagues are giving up their Sat to recruit students,while bosses tell them they may sacked. UCU are holding this rally to support them and to tell the University that there should be no job losses at Hope.

No Staff, No Hope!

Powerful open letter from Liverpool Hope #DisabilityStudies students/grads in response to proposed redundancy of the ENTIRE DS team: DS "is not just an academic discipline but a lifeline. [Tutors] bring lived expertise, intellectual leadership, and care that cannot be replicated elsewhere"

This is so important - there are very few universities in the UK with dedicated disability studies centres, teams or degree programmes. Losing this specialism at Liverpool Hope would be a huge loss of national significance in that respect.

Powerful stuff. The entire Disability Studies team at Liverpool Hope University are facing redundancy. Students have written this open letter in response. I taught many of these students & feel their pain. #disability #disabilitystudies #SaveHopeDisabilityStudies docs.google.com/document/d/1...