Marxism and Disability Network (MDN)
Study and engagement network with a particular focus on Disability Politics & Marxism(s). We hold monthly talks. To join the mailing list, check out our contact page: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/Contact
- New deadline - 20th February 2026
- MDN call for abstracts for 2026 events Deadline: 31 January 2026 marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/m... #Marxism #Disability #DisabledSky #Marx #AntiCapitalism
- Just a few hours left to submit your abstract!!
- MDN call for abstracts for 2026 events Deadline: 31 January 2026 marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/m... #Marxism #Disability #DisabledSky #Marx #AntiCapitalism
- We are so looking forward to meeting everyone who's registered to attend the Worker Writing Workshop today! luma.com/spnoc68z It's due to start in less than an hour!
- 3 weeks left to submit your abstract for a 2026 MDN presentation at an MDN event!
- MDN call for abstracts for 2026 events Deadline: 31 January 2026 marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/m... #Marxism #Disability #DisabledSky #Marx #AntiCapitalism
- MDN call for abstracts for 2026 events Deadline: 31 January 2026 marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/m... #Marxism #Disability #DisabledSky #Marx #AntiCapitalism
- Have you registered to attend the Worker Writing Workshop due to be delivered by the MDN Steering Committee & Notes From Below on 21st Jan from 6pm GMT? If you're interested in contributing to the upcoming NfB issue on Disability and Work, join us! luma.com/spnoc68z #Disability #Work
- Want to join our mailing list? Tag us below & we'll send you the link! #Marxism #Disability #DisabilityStudies #Anticapitalism
- Very excited to collaborate with Notes from Below on a Disability & Work Issue On 21st January we'll be hosting an online workshop - an open space for sharing ideas on work, it'll draw on previous workers' inquiries to introduce methods/frameworks for writing about your experiences luma.com/spnoc68z
- Worker Writing Workshop (Marxism & Disability Network + Notes From Below) – Wed, 21st Jan 2026 The details have been shared with the MDN network's mailing list subscribers (reminder to register!). marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w... #Marxism #Disability
- Be it our on-line events, reading group sessions, conference participation, or publications, the MDN’s contribution to debates on Marxism and disability has grown exponentially. We invite you to submit your proposal for a 2026 event by the end of Jan.: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/m...
- If you missed our event yesterday but are interested in accessing its video recording, it is now up on our youtube playlist. Does Capital Presuppose a Neurotypical Laborer? (with Joel Wainwright) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCc... #Marxism #Disability #MarxismDisability
- Many thanks to everyone who attended today's event! The video recording will become available on our YouTube playlist soon, so if you did not manage to attend today's event, check out our playlist! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #Marxism #Disability #DisabilitySky
- Our next MDN event will take place on Tue, 2nd December 2025 from 6:30pm GMT (UK time) 'Does Capital presuppose a neurotypical laborer?' - Joel Wainwright The abstract is available here: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d... Join our mailing list for the link to the event!
- Worker Writing Workshop (MDN & Notes From Below) in Jan We will draw on previous workers' inquiries to introduce methods & frameworks for writing about your experiences of work & organising The registration link has been shared on the MDN mailing list marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w...
- This event is happening today!
- Our next MDN event will take place on Tue, 2nd December 2025 from 6:30pm GMT (UK time) 'Does Capital presuppose a neurotypical laborer?' - Joel Wainwright The abstract is available here: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d... Join our mailing list for the link to the event!
- 2 Dec MDN members are invited to read a brief section from Chapter 6 of Wainwright’s recent book The End: Marx, Darwin, and the natural history of the climate crisis (Verso, 2025) - this may prove stimulating and generate an interesting discussion during the event. www.versobooks.com/products/334...
- Our next MDN event will take place on Tue, 2nd December 2025 from 6:30pm GMT (UK time) 'Does Capital presuppose a neurotypical laborer?' - Joel Wainwright The abstract is available here: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d... Join our mailing list for the link to the event!
- One week left!
- Our next MDN event will take place on Tue, 2nd December 2025 from 6:30pm GMT (UK time) 'Does Capital presuppose a neurotypical laborer?' - Joel Wainwright The abstract is available here: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d... Join our mailing list for the link to the event!
- 10 days left until our December MDN Event (on Tue, 2nd Dec from 6:30pm GMT) with Joel Wainwright as guest presenter! #Marxism #Disability
- Our next MDN event will take place on Tue, 2nd December 2025 from 6:30pm GMT (UK time) 'Does Capital presuppose a neurotypical laborer?' - Joel Wainwright The abstract is available here: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d... Join our mailing list for the link to the event!
- MDN call for abstracts for 2026 events Deadline: 31 Jan 2026 To continue efforts that heighten understanding while prefiguring the communities and society we want to live in, the steering committee is excited to announce this year’s call for proposals marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/m...
- Our next MDN event will take place on Tue, 2nd December 2025 from 6:30pm GMT (UK time) 'Does Capital presuppose a neurotypical laborer?' - Joel Wainwright The abstract is available here: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d... Join our mailing list for the link to the event!
- Missed our November event yesterday? The video recording of Lost in the Supermarket: Vertigo and Capitalism as Embodied Crisis (presentation delivered by Anindya Raychaudhuri) is now available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/_0JjEYaZyrs?... #Vertigo #DisabilitySky #Capitalism
- Reminder - our November event is due to take place on Tuesday! Anindya Raychaudhuri – Lost in the Supermarket: Vertigo and Capitalism as Embodied Crisis marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n...
- Our November event will take place on Tuesday, 4th of November from 6:30pm GMT (UK time) with Anindya Raychaudhuri Lost in the Supermarket: Vertigo and Capitalism as Embodied Crisis marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n... #Disability #Marxism
- Missed our October event with Court(ney) Felle? The video recording is now available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ2I...
- Many thanks to everyone who attended our October event with Court(ney) Felle yesterday! Our next event will take place on Tuesday, 4 November from 6:30pm UK time 'Lost in the Supermarket: Vertigo and Capitalism as Embodied Crisis' - Anindya Raychaudhur marxismdisability.wordpress.com/events-list/
- Courtney Felle – Where the ADA Generation and the Medical Model Meet: Young Adults with Rare Conditions Tuesday, 7th October at 6:30pm UK time marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/o...
- This event is due to take place in a week's time! Join us.
- Tue, 7th October 2025 from 6:30pm BST Courtney Felle – Where the ADA Generation and the Medical Model Meet: Young Adults with Rare Conditions marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/o...
- Tue, 7th October 2025 from 6:30pm BST Courtney Felle – Where the ADA Generation and the Medical Model Meet: Young Adults with Rare Conditions marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/o...
- The video recording of yesterday's event is now available online! Advancing a Marxist Theory of Disablement: Historical Modality, Labor Power, and the Commodified Value Form - with Keith Rosenthal www.youtube.com/watch?si=hBF... #Marxism #Disability
- Many thanks to everyone who attended our event with Keith Rosenthal yesterday! The next MDN event will take place on Tue, 7 Oct from 6:30pm BST, with Courtney Felle 'Where the ADA Generation and the Medical Model Meet: Young Adults with Rare Conditions' marxismdisability.wordpress.com/events-list/
- Starting in 15 minutes!!
- 9th September 2025 from 6:30pm BST Keith Rosenthal – Advancing a Marxist Theory of Disablement: Historical Modality, Labor Power, and the Commodified Value Form Abstract: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/s... For the Zoom link, join our mailing list!
- Happening next week!
- 9th September 2025 from 6:30pm BST Keith Rosenthal – Advancing a Marxist Theory of Disablement: Historical Modality, Labor Power, and the Commodified Value Form Abstract: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/s... For the Zoom link, join our mailing list!
- 9th September 2025 from 6:30pm BST Keith Rosenthal – Advancing a Marxist Theory of Disablement: Historical Modality, Labor Power, and the Commodified Value Form Abstract: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/s... For the Zoom link, join our mailing list!
- SLSA-MDN Disability & Rights Conference Keynote by Ravi Malhotra (Professor of Law, University of Ottawa) – How Can Materialism Develop the Social Model (chair: Luke Beesley) www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcCB... #Disability #Neoliberalism #Marxism (4/8)
- SLSA-MDN Disability & Rights Conference Mobilising Rights, Building Movements session with P. Boopathi (chair: James Brittain) Video: youtube.com/watch?v=bWqn... Abstract(s): marxismdisability.wordpress.com/mobilising-r... @slsauk.bsky.social #Neoliberalism #Marxism (3/8)
- SLSA-MDN Disability & Rights Conference - For & Against Rights: Legalism and Resistance under Neoliberalism with Lizzie Hughes & Jenny Logan (chair: Ioana Cerasella Chis) Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND9H... Abstracts: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/for-and-agai... @slsauk.bsky.social (2/8)
- The 8 video recordings of the Disability & Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism conference co-organised/hosted with the SLSA Disability Law and Social Justice Stream are now available online! marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/v... #Marxism #Disability
- SLSA-MDN Disability & Rights Conference - Opening Remarks (Clare Williams) & Workers’ and Charities’ Mobilisation of Rights panel (Shruti Iyer & Linda Steele) Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6vx... Abstracts: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/their-rights... @slsauk.bsky.social #Marxism (1/8)
- Are you interested in presenting and discussing your ideas on a topic related to disability through a Marxist perspective? This autumn, we will be putting out a call for papers for the 2026 MDN series of events. Please consider submitting an abstract in a few months' time! #Disability #Marxism
- Many thanks to everyone who attended our July event yesterday! In August, we will take a little break from the monthly series of events. We look forward to meeting everyone again on the 9th of September for Keith Rosenthal's presentation & discussion! marxismdisability.wordpress.com/events-list/
- This event will take place tomorrow at 6:30pm BST! marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/j... #Disability #Marxism #Capitalism
- Tuesday next week (8th July) at 6:30pm! marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/j...
- Just over a week left until our July event!
- Our next monthly event will take place on Tue, 8th July from 6:30pm BST 'Ability Capitalism: The Constitutive Role of Law in Market Constructions of Disability' - Clare Williams #Marxism #Disability The Zoom link will be shared on the MDN mailing list marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/j...
- Missed our June MDN event on 'Disablement in the Socialist World' with Luke Beesley and Bertold Scharf? We're happy to announce that the video recording is now available on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-69t... #Marxism #Disability #DisabilitySky
- Our next monthly event will take place on Tue, 8th July from 6:30pm BST 'Ability Capitalism: The Constitutive Role of Law in Market Constructions of Disability' - Clare Williams #Marxism #Disability The Zoom link will be shared on the MDN mailing list marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/j...
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- Huge thank you to everyone who attended the Disability & Rights conference y'day & today! We hope you enjoyed the panels, Q&A discussions, and keynote sessions & we look forward to future encounters! marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/04/28/p... Join MDN: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/contact/
- Day Two of the conference starts in 20 mins!
- Quick note - we might not be able to monitor the DMs on social media very closely today and tomorrow. If you need the Zoom links, please register via this form docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - the zoom links will be revealed automatically in a new window in your browser.
- Quick note - we might not be able to monitor the DMs on social media very closely today and tomorrow. If you need the Zoom links, please register via this form docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - the zoom links will be revealed automatically in a new window in your browser.
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- Starting in just over an hour!
