Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism

by Chapman, Robert
ISBN: 9780745348667
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Overview

The neurodiversity movement suggests that it takes all kinds of minds for society to function. Instead of accepting their place as inferior, the divergent are reforging their position as 'neurominorities', and are organizing in ever greater numbers to change how they are perceived and treated. Robert Chapman looks at the history that led to this movement, showing how the rise of capitalism created an 'empire of normality' that transformed our understanding of the body into that of a productivity machine. Blowing apart this outdated and oppressive understanding of mental functioning, Chapman argues that a bright future for neurodivergent communities could be achieved by challenging the deepest logic of capitalism. Liberation from oppression is possible, but only if we can change the conditions that gave rise to pervasive neuronormative domination across the modern world.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Chapman, Robert
  • ISBN: 9780745348667
  • Condition: Used
  • Number Of Pages: 160
  • Publication Year: 2023
Language: English

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