1st Edition

Bodies in Revolt Gender, Disability, and a Workplace Ethic of Care

By Ruth O'Brien Copyright 2005
    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    Bodies in Revolt argues that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) could humanize capitalism by turning employers into care-givers, creating an ethic of care in the workplace. Unlike other feminists, Ruth O'Brien bases her ethics not on benevolence, but rather on self-preservation. She relies on Deleuze's and Guttari's interpretation of Spinoza and Foucault's conception of corporeal resistance to show how a workplace ethic that is neither communitarian nor individualistic can be based upon the rallying cry "one for all and all for one."

    Preface 1 A Subversive Act 2 The Life of the Body 3 An Alternative Ethic of Care 4 The Body at Work 5 Unmasking Control 6 Unions: Bridging the Divide 7 Critical Care: All for One and One for All

    Biography

    Ruth O'Brien is Chair of Political Science at The City University of New York Graduate Center and a Professor of Government at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.