{"product_id":"empire-of-normality-neurodiversity-and-capitalism","title":"Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einvention of the \"normal\" mind as one of the most \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edamaging and oppressive tools of capitalism. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo read it is to see the world more clearly' \u003c\/b\u003eSteve Silberman, author of \u003ci\u003eNeuroTribes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Argues that a radical politics of neurodiversity \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis necessary, not only for neurodivergent folk, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebut for our collective liberation' \u003c\/b\u003eProfessor Hel Spandler, editor, \u003ci\u003eAsylum magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A vital book that kindles the flames of a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eneurodivergent revolution' \u003c\/b\u003eBeatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of \u003ci\u003eHealth Communism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Normality\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide to understanding the systems that shape our bodies, minds and deepest selves - and how we can undo them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Chapman\u003c\/b\u003e is a neurodivergent philosopher who has taught at King's College London and Bristol University. They are currently Assistant Professor in Critical Neurodiversity Studies at Durham University. They blog at \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e and at \u003ci\u003eCritical Neurodiversity\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0745348661\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780745348667\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Chapman, Robert\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Nov 2023)","offer_id":46080611713221,"sku":"9780745348667","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780745348667.jpg?v=1776039053","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/empire-of-normality-neurodiversity-and-capitalism","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}