FYI
Devva Kasnitz, PhD
Devvaco Consulting, 1614 D St. Eureka, CA 95501-2345 -- devva@earthlink.net
or devvaco@gmail.com
Adj Professor, City University of New York-School of Professional
Studies-Disability Studies
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DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK On Behalf Of luke beesley
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2024 9:24 AM
To: DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Robert Chapman Book Launch: Feb 6th (Marxism and Disability
Network)
Dear Colleagues,
I and the Marxism and Disability Network are proud to announce that our next
session will be a launch for Robert Chapman's groundbreaking new book on
Neurodiversity and Capitalism 'Empire of Normal'. If you wish to attend,
please subscribe to our mailing list
<https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?SUBED1=MARXISM-DISABILITY&A=
1> and I will ensure a joining link is sent to you.
Luke Beesley - on behalf of the Marxism and Disability Network Steering
Group
Tuesday 6th February 6.30pm - 8.00pm GMT
The Marxism and Disability Network Presents a Book Launch for Robert
Chapman's Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism, published by
Pluto Press.
'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the
'normal' mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism. To read it
is to see the world more clearly' Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes
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.
Robert Chapman is a socially neurodivergent and fiscally communist
philosopher. They are currently an Assistant Professor in Critical
Neurodiversity Studies at the Institute For Medical Humanities at Durham
University. Their research and organising is mainly focused around
disability and Madness, and they have blogged at Critical Neurodiversity
since 2016.
Pluto Press have given a unique discount code for attendees who wish to buy
the book. It is CHAPMAN30 and will give 30% off both the paperback and
e-book until the end of February. You can find details for direct purchase
at Empire of Normality (plutobooks.com)
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348667/empire-of-normality/ .
For Further details of our sessions and activities please go to: Marxism
https://marxismdisability.wordpress.com/ & Disability Network
(wordpress.com)
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Devva Kasnitz, PhD
Devvaco Consulting, 1614 D St. Eureka, CA 95501-2345 -- devva@earthlink.net
or devvaco@gmail.com
Adj Professor, City University of New York-School of Professional
Studies-Disability Studies
Text: 510-206-5767, She/Her/Hers
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<DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of luke beesley
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2024 9:24 AM
To: DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Robert Chapman Book Launch: Feb 6th (Marxism and Disability
Network)
Dear Colleagues,
I and the Marxism and Disability Network are proud to announce that our next
session will be a launch for Robert Chapman's groundbreaking new book on
Neurodiversity and Capitalism 'Empire of Normal'. If you wish to attend,
please subscribe to our mailing list
<https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?SUBED1=MARXISM-DISABILITY&A=
1> and I will ensure a joining link is sent to you.
Luke Beesley - on behalf of the Marxism and Disability Network Steering
Group
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Tuesday 6th February 6.30pm - 8.00pm GMT
The Marxism and Disability Network Presents a Book Launch for Robert
Chapman's Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism, published by
Pluto Press.
'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the
'normal' mind as one of the most oppressive tools of capitalism. To read it
is to see the world more clearly' Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes
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.
Robert Chapman is a socially neurodivergent and fiscally communist
philosopher. They are currently an Assistant Professor in Critical
Neurodiversity Studies at the Institute For Medical Humanities at Durham
University. Their research and organising is mainly focused around
disability and Madness, and they have blogged at Critical Neurodiversity
since 2016.
Pluto Press have given a unique discount code for attendees who wish to buy
the book. It is CHAPMAN30 and will give 30% off both the paperback and
e-book until the end of February. You can find details for direct purchase
at Empire of Normality (plutobooks.com)
<https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348667/empire-of-normality/> .
For Further details of our sessions and activities please go to: Marxism
<https://marxismdisability.wordpress.com/> & Disability Network
(wordpress.com)
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