War on Autism: On the Cultural Logic of Normative Violence

by Anne McGuire and Anne McGuire

Book Overview

War on Autism examines autism as a historically specific and powerladen cultural phenomenon that has much to teach about the social organization of a neoliberal western modernity. Bringing together a variety of interpretive theoretical perspectives including critical disability studies, queer and critical race theory, and cultural studies, the book analyzes the social significance and productive effects of contemporary discourses of autism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472053124
• ISBN13: 9780472053124
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"