ABSTRACT

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."

chapter 1|34 pages

A Subversive Act

chapter 2|22 pages

The Life of the Body

chapter 3|16 pages

An Alternative Ethic of Care

chapter 4|20 pages

The Body at Work

chapter 5|24 pages

Unmasking Control

chapter 6|18 pages

Unions: Bridging the Divide

chapter 7|16 pages

Critical Care