Disability, Revolution
Disability, Revolution, the forthcoming book by Robert McRuer, offers a bold and timely rethinking of disability politics for our current moment. Moving beyond narrow, single-issue frameworks, the book explores the rich, interconnected landscape of disability justice—where queer and crip movements, mad pride, neurodiversity, and global activism converge.
Accessible and urgent, Disability, Revolution reveals how these movements challenge systems of oppression and open up new possibilities for solidarity, care, and collective transformation. More than an introduction, it is an invitation to imagine—and help build—alternative disabled futures.
Coming September 2026.
Diplomatura Superior Enfoques Críticos en torno a la Discapacidad
Esta Diplomatura aspira a problematizar los procesos sociales que crean e imponen límites normativos a la condición humana, así como sus consecuencias en la vida de poblaciones expulsadas de esos límites. El eje de la propuesta estará puesto en aquellas personas catalogadas como discapacitadas.
“Global Trajectories of Disability Justice”
This presentation will critique the universally lauded 2020 documentary Crip Camp, particularly by examining how it reproduces disability discourses that are very U.S.-centric.
By focusing primarily on American narratives, the film risks overlooking the rich and diverse histories of disability activism globally.
McRuer’s analysis will take a “crip elsewhere” stance, approaching disability and disability justice from different locations.
2025 Butler Waugh Lecture
Join us for the 2025 Butler Waugh Lecture featuring Professor Robert McRuer as he explores global perspectives on disability, critiquing Crip Camp and reimagining disability narratives beyond U.S.-centric frameworks. Through a counter-reading of the Bolivian documentary La lucha [The Fight], McRuer presents a vision of “crip camps yet to come,” fostering a more inclusive and global solidarity.
Crip Theory Portuguese translation
Reprinted as Teoria Crip. Signos culturais entre o queer e a deficiência. Translated into Portuguese by a group of 13 academics. Rio de Janeiro, Pageis Selvagens
Crip Theory Publication
Crip Theory the greatest and most renknown book is published.
Finalist for a 2021 Association of American Publishers (AAP) PROSE Award.
A Cultural History of Disability
A Cultural History of Disability Publication
The Queer Renaissance Publication
Crip Theory Italian Translation
Reprinted as Teoria Crip: Segni culturali di queerness e disabilità. Translated into Italian by Vale Baldioli, Beatrice Gusmano, and Matu d’Epifanio. Bologna: Odoya, 2023.