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 Text: 510-206-5767, She/Her/Hers From: The Disability-Research Discussion List <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) ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies <http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies> ). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to disability-research-request@jiscmail.ac.uk <mailto:disability-research-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.