Empire of normality Neurodiversity and capitalism
Book - 2023
Beyond simplistic narratives of normativity and difference, this book exposes the very myth of the 'normal' brain as a product of intensified capitalism. Exploring the histories of the neurodiversity and disability movements, Chapman shows how the rise of capitalism created an 'empire of normality' that transformed our understanding of the body into that of a productivity machine. The author contends that neurodivergent liberation is possible - but only by challenging the deepest logics of capitalism. This volume is a guide to understanding the systems that shape our bodies, minds and deepest selves - and how we can undo them. --Adapted from publisher's description.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Informational works
- Published
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London ; Las Vegas, NV :
Pluto Press
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xi, 204 pages ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-195) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780745348667
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Rise of the machines
- 2. The invention of normality
- 3. Galton's paradigm
- 4. The eugenics movement
- 5. The myths of anti-psychiatry
- 6. Fordist normalisation
- 7. The return of Galtonian psychiatry
- 8. Post-Fordism as a mass disabling event
- 9. The neurodiversity movement
- 10. Cognitive contradictions
- 11. After normality
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Index