Sign up to join a special reading group co-hosted by the Lopez Library and ALIGN (Advocates of Lopez Island Gathering for Neurodiversity) centered around the book Nueroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities by queer autistic author and scholar Nick Walker. The group will read Walker’s book and meet for a facilitated discussion on Thursday, May 26th at 6pm.
Please pre-register here to receive a free copy of the book in advance, and save the date to join the in-person discussion on Thursday, May 26th at 6pm at the Lopez Library.
Dr. Nick Walker has played a key role in the evolving discourse on human neurodiversity.This book collects a decade’s worth of Dr. Walker’s most influential writings on her radical conceptualization of the field of Neuroqueer Theory. This book is considered essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the foundations, terminology, implications, and leading edges of the emerging neurodiversity paradigm.
The discussion will be facilitated by ALIGN representative Laura Danforth.
Proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Lopez Island Library