The Rise of Anti-Capitalist Neurodiversity: Robert Chapman's 'Empire of Normality'

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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 Normality is an
essential guide to understanding the systems that shape our
bodies, minds and deepest selves - and how we can undo
them.

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