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Robert Chapman (2023)

Building on philosophy and placing Neurodivergence in the context of European history, this book explores the myth of the normal brain. Through exploring disability and Neurodivergent movements Chapman outlines how the capitalist system changes the understanding of the body into a productivity machine. The book uses among others Marxist theory to examine how the ideals of the normal brain is intensified with the rise of late stage capitalism.  Empire of Normality details how Neurodivergent liberation is possible through challenging the fundamental ideals of capitalism.