Empire of Normality
Neurodiversity and Capitalism

Very good. It’s very complete while also being, what I hope, is the start for more work by Chapman and others to approach the Marxist perspective of disability through the myriad lens informed by individual experiences and cultural symptoms......more

For the longest time in my adult life, I was peripheral to crip theory and neurodivergency. I was aware of queer and critical theory, but I'd never considered how deeply my shame was tied to expectations of normality. I'd be minding my own business, even enjoying uni (strange, I know), then just dro......more

A very worthy read. I have slight disagreements with some of the thought, as I come from a Pragmatist lens, rather than Marxist. But Chapman argues very well. There is so much that this small book offers in how to understand modern capitalism's drastic impact on mental health, creating an environmen......more

Mannnnnnnn I was in love with this book for 4/5 of it. The author manages to offer a really interesting history, touching on things that many other books about both neurodiversity and anticapitalist disability justice texts miss. There are points in here I had not thought of before that I am really......more

When I got this book, I wasn’t sure I’d understand it because I’ve never read anything about economic systems. I did read it slowly because there was a lot to comprehend, but it was a really clear explanation of the history of defining disability, the history of society’s (mainly UK and US) relation......more