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Empire of Normality : Neurodiversity and Capitalism, PDF eBook

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Groundbreaking [provides] a deep history of the invention of the normal mind as one of the most damaging and oppressive tools of capitalism. To read it is to see the world more clearlySteve Silberman, author ofNeuroTribes

Argues that a radical politics of neurodiversity is necessary, not only for neurodivergent folk, but for our collective liberationProfessor Hel Spandler, editor,Asylummagazine

A vital book that kindles the flames of a neurodivergent revolutionBeatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author ofHealth Communism

Neurodiversity is on the rise. Awareness and diagnoses have exploded in recent years, but we are still missing a wider understanding of how we got here and why. Beyond simplistic narratives of normativity and difference, this groundbreaking book exposes the very myth of the normal brain as a product of intensified capitalism.

Exploring the rich histories of the neurodiversity and disability movements, Robert 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. Neurodivergent liberation is possible but only by challenging the deepest logics of capitalism.Empire of Normalityis an essential guide to understanding the systems that shape our bodies, minds and deepest selves and how we can undo them.

Robert Chapmanis a neurodivergent philosopher who has taught at Kings College London and Bristol University. They are currently Assistant Professor in Critical Neurodiversity Studies at Durham University. They blog atPsychology Todayand atCritical Neurodiversity.

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