Social Justice Power Hour
Roy Richard Grinker
Author, "Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness"
Professor of Anthropology, George Washington University
Editor-in-Chief, "Anthropological Quarterly"
Researcher, hunter-gatherers in central Africa, North Korean defectors in South Korea, & the epidemiology of autism.
His book "Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism" was inspired by his daughter, Isabel, who was diagnosed with autism & documents his global quest to discover the surprising truth about why autism is so much more common today. In the process, he made controversial discoveries that both his understanding of autism & his relationship with his daughter.
Building on "Unstrange Minds", & based on research in Africa & Asia, as well as the U.S., his new book, "Nobody’s Normal", tells the uplifting story of how we are successfully challenging the stigma that has long shadowed mental illnesses.
Join Roy & our own BRCSJ Chief Activist Robt Seda-Schreiber in virtual community-buildin' conversation equally empowerin' & entertainin'
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