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cerasellachis.bsky.social
Many thanks to Phoebe V. Moore for this testimonial for 'Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement'. The book is due to be published with @brisunipress.bsky.social on 25 Feb 2027 and can be preordered now
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‘In their incredibly timely book, Chis makes the groundbreaking argument that the abolition of capitalist disablement is the only way to stop the onslaught of its eugenics-style transhumanist “progress”.’ - Phoebe V. Moore (University of Essex), Professor of Management & the Futures of Work and author of The Quantified Self in Precarity
November 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
ysy1976.bsky.social
Europe, advocating instead for a distinct "service-sector productivism. Europe's industrial policy must focus on boosting productivity within non-tradable, labor-intensive service industries—such as healthcare, retail, logistics, hospitality, and public administration
November 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
[I shall be posting testimonials & listing some previous events/conferences on a monthly basis before the publication date] bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca...
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Disabling Capitalism
Disabling Capitalism - A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism, and Disablement; A critical exploration of disability, precarious work and capitalism in the UK, this book demonstrates the value of ...
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November 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
The first round of proofs is in
'Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement' - out on 25 Feb 2027 with @bristoluni.bsky.social as an Open Access ebook (no paywall) & in paperback
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#Capitalism #Work #Marxism #Disability
Disabling capitalism: a critical inquiry into work, productivism, and disablement Ioana Cerasella Chis Bristol University Press Front page proof
October 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM
pierricksimon.bsky.social
As you can see, this is an eccentric way of arguing for a conclusion - daydreaming as a method - but that's the point! If we want to fight against tedious & dispiriting ideologies of mediocrity, which every day promote money, prestige, naive hedonism & productivism, we have to do something offbeat.
October 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
thewitches.bsky.social
"productivism" as you call it is not the only form of hard work.

preventing & adapting to climate change is actually going to need a great deal of work and effort: it will require building flood defences, replanting forests, adapting our agriculture & totally overhauling the way we produce energy!
October 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
spacetime2.bsky.social
The issue of work does not even touch the real issue, which is a change of power relations, the end of the master-vassal relationship.
This productivism is fully alive within Marxism, for example in Mathew Huber, who is a very bad theorist (cf. his Climate change is class war).
October 4, 2026 at 3:59 AM
spacetime2.bsky.social
If we want to keep this planet inhabitable - doubtful - there is one thing we need to rid off and that is productivism. Read Marx and reach the conclusion that communism is an exhausting affair. This Soviet bullshit of 'the smoke from our chimneys smells better than the incense of perfume.' Etc.
October 4, 2026 at 3:59 AM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
Many thanks to Saori Shibata for this testimonial for Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement. The book is due to be published with @brisunipress.bsky.social in Feb 2027 and can be preordered now
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#NewBook
Quote on a pink background, with the cover of the book on the left side ‘Ioana Cerasella Chis prompts a powerful rethinking of disablement and work, revealing how disabled people sustain society while challenging disabling capitalism.’ - Saori Shibata (University of Sheffield), author of Contesting Precarity in Japan: The Rise of Nonregular Workers and the New Policy Dissensus
October 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
‘Ioana Cerasella Chis prompts a powerful rethinking of disablement and work, revealing how disabled people sustain society while challenging disabling capitalism.’ - Saori Shibata (University of Sheffield), author of Contesting Precarity in Japan
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#NewBook
Disabling Capitalism
Disabling Capitalism - A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement; A critical exploration of disability, precarious work and capitalism in the UK, this book demonstrates the value of d...
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October 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
[I shall be posting testimonials & listing previous events/conferences on a monthly basis before the publication date]
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#Capitalism #Disability #PoliticalEconomy #Sociology #PoliticalScience
Disabling Capitalism
Disabling Capitalism - A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement; A critical exploration of disability, precarious work and capitalism in the UK, this book demonstrates the value of d...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM
ldobsonhughes.bsky.social
“The thinkers surrounding Burnham share certain characteristics. They are mostly men who live in inner London, wear dark blazers over open-collared shirts, and write essays on Substack or for the New Statesman using phrases such as “dynamism” and “productivism””

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain
The long read: The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 2:41 PM
johnhuww.bsky.social
“The thinkers surrounding the Burnham government share certain characteristics. They are mostly men who live in inner London, wear dark blazers over open-collared shirts, and write essays on Substack .. using phrases such as “dynamism” and “productivism”.

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain
The long read: The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:58 AM
disinterested.bsky.social
It does also coincide though with a belief in quite a lot of modern development economics that 'productivism' is bad, which has also damaged the economic prospect of poorer economies.
September 21, 2026 at 11:13 AM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
Many thanks to International Society for Ecological Economics & Socio-Legal Studies Association for featuring Disabling Capitalism on their publications pages!

Talks based on the research in this book were part of SLSA's & ISEE's annual 2025 Conferences.
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Printscreen of the ISEE publications page, with 'Ecological economics resources'. Printscreen of the SLSA page, with the cover of the book and text: 'Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement Ioana Cerasella Chis Published by Bristol University Press, this book offers a fresh and critical take on the relationship between disability, work, and capitalism in the UK. Challenging the idea that disabled people are ‘non-workers’, it shows how society is dependent upon their everyday paid and unpaid activities. Drawing on research with disabled participants, it expands what counts as work: from care, assistance, and work for the state to resistance and rest. The book centres disabled people’s own critiques of precarious work and productivism, highlighting how disability is fundamental to debates on class and exploitation.'
September 21, 2026 at 11:11 AM
disprecwork.bsky.social
Going through the copyediting process (hoping to spot any last typos) & the book feels increasingly more concrete!

#Disability #Capitalism #NewBook #Work #Marxism
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Book cover with floral patterns from a William Morris part-finished sketch. It features large, curvaceous stylized flowers and twisting acanthus leaves - set against a background of smaller, entwined vines and leaves. The title "Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism, and Disablement" by Ioana Cerasella Chis is displayed on a yellow rectangle.
September 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
maebhnif.bsky.social
Food systems = largest driver of planetary boundary transgression & 30% of global GHG emissions

Ways in which Big Ag & Food avoid their costs by pushing them onto people 👇

Need to confront paradigms underpinning
corporate strategies - "productivism, financialized growth and false narratives"
A table listing 'Examples of ways in which corporate power can contribute to externalities in food system'
September 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
manchesterup.bsky.social
How does focusing on plants change the way we think about work, value, and extraction in the green economy?

In this week's Questions with, James Palmer discusses his book Power plants, bioenergy debates, ecological Marxism and the tyranny of sustainability.

Read the full Q&A: bit.ly/4xYhJLZ
September 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
ydrance.bsky.social
If I could I would, but we can't all do that.

I am not certain I understand, I never spoke of thinking the world better without humans? I don't think that at all actually.
I criticized a specific mindset of productivism, capitalism, and ableism.

It is good for you. We can't all afford to do that.
September 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
profaneannalist.bsky.social
at the time. I truly believe he supported soviet power...under the assumption that productivism and a carceral republic would never clash with the working class

I think, mostly, he was just a bit... stupid. Trying to temporarily salvage the national project while uplifting a class of
September 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
cptswing.bsky.social
Uh oh, not sure you've engaged with marxism much, outside of 30's soviet union productivism?
September 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
Many thanks to Harriet Clarke for this testimonial for 'Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement' - due to be published with @brisunipress.bsky.social in early 2027 & can be preordered now.
#Capitalism #Disability #DisabilityResearch #NewBook
''Disabling Capitalism offers compelling research underpinning a vital political analysis of how 'welfare' policies and economic structures and practices organise work, work that can be unseen, unpaid and unequally valued. By centring the lived experiences of disabled people navigating on-demand labour, Chis challenges the persistent (and harmful) belief that work-centric policy is inherently benign. Her bold contribution opens up new ways of understanding work and disability, and invites us to imagine more hopeful futures.'' - Harriet Clarke, Associate Professor in Social Policy, University of Birmingham
September 1, 2026 at 9:48 AM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
Some conferences where presentations from the project of this book have been made include:
* Leeds Centre for Disability Studies (@cdsleeds.bsky.social of @universityofleeds.bsky.social
* International Society for Ecological Economics
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Disabling Capitalism
Disabling Capitalism - A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement; A critical exploration of disability, precarious work and capitalism in the UK, this book demonstrates the value of d...
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September 1, 2026 at 9:48 AM
cerasellachis.bsky.social
Some conferences where presentations from the project of this book have been made:
* British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social
* Leisure Studies Association @leisure-studies.bsky.social
* Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology
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Disabling Capitalism
Disabling Capitalism - A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement; A critical exploration of disability, precarious work and capitalism in the UK, this book demonstrates the value of d...
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September 1, 2026 at 9:48 AM