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Concerned with how neurodivergent Latines combat the intersection of racism and ableism, this book explores methods of dismantling racialized neuro-normativity. Chapters reveal how ableist arguments are used to justify the discrimination and marginalization of people of colour. This use of ableist logic in service of racism leads to the disavowal of disability by communities of colour. In order to challenge these issues, the book explores Latine neurodiversity through a Christian ethical perspective.
'Haciendo cara', or 'making face', is a Mexican American expression to describe an expressive face. Building upon the work of Chicana theorist Gloria Anzaldúa, this book uses the metaphor of haciendo cara, as an ethic for resisting neuro-ableism. The metaphor draws upon the wells of Latine culture, understanding and challenging the invisibility of neurodivergent Latine oppression.
Rudolph P. Reyes II interoperates this metaphor as a tool to not only 'make' one's own face or identity, but also to begin 'making' a more just society. To 'make face', as we learn, is the continual process of being unapologetically neurodivergent, transforming oppressive realities, and imagining neuro-futures.
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Table of Contents
Series Introduction
Introduction
Part I: Caras/Face
1.The Neurodiversity Movement
2.The Neurodiversity Paradigm and the Scope of Neurodivergence
Part II: Mascarillas/ Masks
3. Racialized Neuroableism as a System of Power
4. Neurodivergent Latine Realities
Part III: Haciendo Cara/ Making Face
5. Going Beyond Unmasking: Haciendo Cara as Metaphor for Praxis
6. Proclaiming Neuro-Futures: An Unapologetic Divergent Jesucristo
7. Making Face, Imagining Neuro-futures: Enacting Haciendo Cara
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 10 Dec 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 9781350564336 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 bw illus |
| Series | Latine Religion, Identity, and Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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