Robert McRuer's work delves into queer and crip cultural studies, and critical theory. He probes the intersections of identity, power, and representation, offering a profound look at how societal norms and exclusions are constructed. McRuer seeks to reframe our understanding of what it means to be perceived as 'normal' or 'other' within contemporary culture. His approach is rooted in a deep engagement with theoretical frameworks and their application to cultural practices.
Draws on feminist theory, African American and Latino/a cultural theories, composition studies, film and television studies, and theories of globalization and counter-globalization. This book articulates the central concerns of crip theory and considers how such a perspective might impact cultural and historical inquiry in the humanities.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: crip times -- An austerity of representation; or, crip/queer horizons : disability and dispossession -- Crip resistance -- Inhabitable spaces : crip displacements and el edificio de enfrente -- Crip figures : disability, austerity and aspiration -- Epilogue: some (disabled) aspects of the immigrant question -- Notes -- Works cited -- About the author -- Index