Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture

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Jenny Bergenmar (University of Gothenburg, Sweden.) Louise Creechan (Durham University, UK)

Critical Neurodiversity Studies

Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture

Jenny Bergenmar (University of Gothenburg, Sweden.), Louise Creechan (Durham University, UK), Anna Stenning (University of Leeds, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
07 August 2025

Literary theory; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Disability: social aspects; Medical sociology

Series: Critical Interventions in the Medical and Health Humanities

This landmark volume for neurodiversity studies introduces a new, more inclusive field of scholarship for literary and cultural studies. Bringing together scholars and writers from across Europe, it explores the revolutionary potential of neurodivergent scholarly practice and demonstrates that there is no such thing as a 'normal' response to cultural production.

Drawing on critical disability studies to highlight the ideology behind dominant notions of ability, it moves beyond representations of neurodivergent characters and highlights the entanglement of sensory and cognitive difference with both cultural practices and social status.

Combining the recent turn towards psychiatric depathologisation with insights from feminist, queer, intersectional and critical race theory, this volume aims to amplify the epistemic authority of those who have been subject to marginalisation because of the ways we are taught to read, and value literary culture. In essence, this volume reveals what it means to read, write and love literature and the arts as a neurodivergent person.

Edited by: Jenny Bergenmar (University of Gothenburg Sweden.), Louise Creechan (Durham University, UK), Anna Stenning (University of Leeds, UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350421172
ISBN 10: 1350421170
Series: Critical Interventions in the Medical and Health Humanities
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 07 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jenny Bergenmar is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Louise Creechan is a Wellcome Early Career Fellow at Durham University, UK. Anna Stenning is an Honorary Fellow at Durham University, UK

Reviews for Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture

A vital and exciting step forward for both the emerging field of neurodiversity studies and the field of literary criticism. This volume invites us to new modes of engagement with literature, and is sure to generate many a rich classroom conversation. -- Nick Walker, Professor of Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, USA