Remapping an Ableist World

“Neo-liberal global capitalism, Chouinard writes, shapes our lives as disabled and ‘mad’ people, positioning so many on the edge of humanity. Incisively showing how impairment is given shape on geographically uneven ground, Chouinard maps disabled life in the university and wider communities, directing us toward the need for change. Re-mapping an Ableist World resists the replication of oppression, making this essential reading for those who dare to imagine a better world while despairing of the current one.” -- Tanya Titchkosky, Professor of Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; Co-Editor of DisAppearing: Encounters in Disability StudiesReading and Writing Disability Differently
“This wide-ranging, engagingly-written, must-read book makes a vital contribution to the still-emergent scholarship on disability geographies. It connects the author’s personal struggles with political economy—analysing how capitalism not only shapes the injustices experienced by the disabled but also constitutes disabled bodies. Adopting a global perspective, Chouinard highlights the neo-colonial processes producing pervasive disability across the Global South, stressing that understanding unequal geographies of (dis)ability is central to building a truly inclusive and equitable post-capitalist world.” -- Eric Sheppard, Distinguished Research Professor of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles