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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism

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Exploring the politics of disablement, paid & unpaid work under capitalism & 'free time' | @cerasellachis.bsky.social disability politics | work | precarity | resistance | social security | rest | free time | bread and roses | #book | #PolEcon | sociology

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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 20h
How do you usually use your free time? The project's questionnaire on rest, free time and disability is open & accepting submissions! #DisabilitySky #DisabledSky #Rest #FreeTime breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire/
How do you usually use your free time?
if this is a question you’d like to respond to via a questionnaire, visit the website below.

Bread & Roses
Rest, Free Time & disability

Participants needed:
UK-based, over the age of 18
self-identifying as being disabled, chronically ill, learning disabled, d/Deaf, neurodivergent, experiencing mental distress, having impairments, or other similar terms
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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Debt and the Future of Workers by @ggouzoulis.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social examines how household debt forms an essential part of the capitalist exploitation process. Read the review by Photis Lysandrou 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
Book cover titled Debt and the Future of Workers — Financialization as Exploitation in the 21st Century by Giorgos Gouzoulis, depicting bundled US dollar bills on a blue spiked mousetrap against a red background to symbolize debt as a trap for workers.
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Alternatives to Capitalism Research Network | SASE @alternativesatsase.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join us for an online conversation between Stefania Barca, author of Workers of the Earth, and Lorenzo Feltrin, author of Workers and the World. 12 November 2026, 15:30 GMT, Online. Organised with our friends at @bsa-asmr.bsky.social. Register to get the link: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group @bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New online event: Labour and the Struggle for Climate Justice with Stefania Barca and Lorenzo Feltrin. 📍Online 📆12 November 2026 🕞15:30-17:00 GMT Brought to you by @britsoci.bsky.social ASMR and @alternativesatsase.bsky.social Free & open to all. Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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Workers and the Struggle for Climate Justice
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CSSGJ @cssgj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Please see CSSGJ 2026 Seminar Series and Andy Higginbottom's ongoing Capital Vol. 3 talks. Join us for six seminars, a special annual lecture exploring questions of social and global justice and four Marx's Capital lecture series. www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/centre-for... @abieler.bsky.social
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Edited by Robert Ovetz & Kevin Van Meter, ‘Points of Departure - Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: The Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver’ @harrycleaver.bsky.social is now out! Order it from @commonnotions.bsky.social www.commonnotions.org/buy/points-o... #Marxism #Work #Anticapitalism
Points of Departure, placed on a colourful rug, next to a sleepy dog (Toto)
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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"No government will ever care about you except for your ability to do work. Talk to your neighbours, care for each other" Spotted in Somerset, UK
"No government will ever care about you except for your ability to do work.
Talk to your neighbours, care for each other"
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Going through the copyediting process (hoping to spot any last typos) & the book feels increasingly more concrete! #Disability #Capitalism #NewBook #Work #Marxism bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca...
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.
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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Inside union's fight with Edinburgh University chiefs over course cuts. “Their obstinacy and refusal to engage meaningfully with the staff or the union have resulted in this constant shooting in the foot of the university.” www.heraldscotland.com/news/2656382...
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'Our last option': Why UCU is escalating jobs fight amid cuts at leading university
There is a war of attrition between the University and College Union (UCU) and senior managers at the ancient institution.
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#ICYMI the questionnaire is still open for responses! You're welcome to: * audio-record responses and submit them via the online form, * type responses in an online form ('standard' or Easy Read) * type in a Word Document version ('standard' or Easy Read) #Disability #FreeTime
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Disability Studies Quarterly @dsqjournal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We are excited to announce the recent publication of vol. 45, no. 4 of Disability Studies Quarterly, featuring contributions by Alexis Young, Dyi Dieuwertje Huijg, Kaleb Germinaro, Marty Heath, and coauthors Michele Mele and Győző Molnár. Please see our website for our new issue. 👉 dsq-sds.org
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Making sure you're not a bot!
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The questionnaire phase of the project is still ongoing - excitingly, today marks its mid-point! Submissions can be made until the end of 2026 breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire/
Printscreen of website page with 'invitation to complete the rest, free time, and disability questionnaire'. There are three options - online, easy read, and in a word document
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Rest, Free Time and Disability questionnaire - section on social restrictions and barriers to resting What takes up most headspace and time, making it inaccessble for you to rest & enjoy your free time? To complete the questionnaire, visit this page breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire/ #Disability
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Rebecca Yeo @disabmurals.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Global Forum on Disability, Migration and Displacement — bringing together Disabled people, movement organisers, international organisations etc to discuss disability perspectives of migration / refugee systems. 🌍 Free & online | 23–24 Sept 👉 register us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... www.gfdmd.org
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Global Forum on Disability, Migration and Forced Displacement
23–24 September 2026. Online. Free to attend. Convened and led by organisations of persons with disabilities.
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Disabled People’s Organisations and other collectives The questions and/or themes of the project's questionnaire can be used for internal discussions among members, to build common understandings, campaigns, and more. breadrosesdisability.uk/collectives-... #DisabledSky #DPOs #Disability
The questions and/or themes of this questionnaire could be used for internal discussions among members, to build common understandings, campaigns, and more.
Disabled People's Organisations and other collectives:
If the collective decides to contribute to this project, a few ideas/options are available here (as alternatives to submitting individual responses). If you'd like to suggest any other ideas and ways of responding to the questions included in the questionnaire, please email ioana[dot]chis[at]glasgow[dot]com
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1 lead piece, 3 responses and an intro Towards an Historical Materialist Critique of Ableism (The first Marxism & Disability Network Research Pamphlet) is available here: marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/r... It offers a critique of the concept of 'ableism' (and its various uses)
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Research Pamphlet 1: ‘Towards an Historical Materialist Critique of Ableism’
We are delighted to publish our first Research Pamphlet. This ad hoc, open access series will present written interventions into debates between Marxism and Disability Studies, reflections on …
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
‘What could provide real security? Perhaps being part of a long-term community in which people looked out for each other, a community based on mutual assistance rather than financial incentives. And what is one of the chief obstacles to building that kind of community today? Work.’
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Does #NationalBuyABookDay include preorders? 👀
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If you know someone who might be interested in sharing their views and reflections on the way in which free time and rest are experienced by them as a disabled person in the UK, I'd appreciate your help with sharing the link to the project 🙏 #DisabledSky #DisabilitySky #Disability
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Interested in learning more about this project (with its focus on rest, free time, and disability in the UK)? On this page, introductory videos can be accessed - with an overview of the project & details about its questionnaire. breadrosesdisability.uk/videos/ #Disability #Capitalism #Rest #FreeTime
two rectangular shapes with the title of the project and an indication that one shape represents a BSL video and the other a non-BSL video with a general overview of the project
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Prometheus Magazine @prometheusmagazine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Joe Gallagher and Arianna Introna look at recent British state policy as targeted social murder, contextualising its eugenic function and clarifying the horizons of working-class resistance to this rising tide. prometheus-mag.com/2026/09/03/h...
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American Worker @americanwork47.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"At the heart of the class relation is the imposition of work and the resistance to the imposition of work" Take a viewing of our short Nature of the Beast: @harrycleaver.bsky.social On Capitalism and Work: youtube.com/shorts/jFCCt... via @commonnotions.bsky.social
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Nature of the Beast: Harry Cleaver On Capitalism and Work
YouTube video by Common Notions
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EDI Caucus @edicaucus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
EDICa has published a new report! We interviewed and held focus groups with deaf women in UK universities about menstrual health, to learn what were the particular challenges they faced. Here are some highlights from this report. Next post has summary in #BSL and link to report. 1/3
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The final Table of Contents is now published on the book's page (Bristol University Press) - due to be published in Feb 2027! Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement #DisablingCapitalism #Disablement #DisabilitySky #DisabledSky #PolSci #PolEcon #Sociology
Disabling Capitalism Table of Contents Introduction Part 1. The Politics of Disablement Under Capitalism 2. The Politics of Work in the Social Factory 3. Disablement and Work in the UK: Policy and Political Contexts Part 4. Identity and Journeys into the Gig Economy 5. Waged Gig Economy Activities 6. Lifelong Probation Through the State and Society 7. Assistance Work and Activities Conducive to Rest 8. Subversion and Collective Self-Activity Part III 9. Critiquing Productivism 10. Horizons to Move Towards
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Phase 2 - open now! Group discussions around rest, free time & disability in the UK Email ioana.chis[at]glasgow.ac.uk to indicate your interest You can join if you: self-identify as being disabled are over the age of 18 and live in the UK #Rest #Disability #Research #SocialResearch #Capitalism
Phase 2 - open now!

Group discussions
Email ioana.chis[at]glasgow.ac.uk to indicate your interest

About the research:
At a time when disabled people are doing more (paid and unpaid) activities than ever before, while access to meaningful rest and free time is increasingly denied and scrutinised, this study explores the experiences of rest and free time in the lives of disabled people in the UK. One of the publications of this project will be a Manifesto for Rest and Free Time from a disability politics perspective.

Compensation for participation in 2-hour online group discussions: £40 Love2Shop vouchers (other options can also be explored)

You can join if you:
self-identify as being disabled and/or chronically ill, learning disabled, neurodivergent, d/Deaf, having impairments, experiencing mental distress (or use other similar self-identification terms) and

are over the age of 18 and live in the UK

Researcher: Ioana Cerasella Chis
Email: ioana.chis[at]glasgow.ac.uk
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Posts about the forthcoming 'Disabling Capitalism' book can now be more easily found on the book's account on Instagram www.instagram.com/disablingcap... bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca... #DisabledSky #DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies #Capitalism #AntiCapitalism #AntiProductivism #NewBook
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Collective discussions on rest & disability Interested in joining discussions about rest & free time from your perspective as a UK-based disabled person? The sessions will take place in the autumn. Send a brief email to ioana.chis[at]glasgow.ac.uk to indicate interest. #Rest #DisabilityResearch
Poster about all phases of the project, written on an off-white background, with a peachy pink grid. Phase one and future ones are placed most centrally on dark purple and green banners, respectively.It reads: Phase 1 – Open Now! Questionnaires. A QR code is next to the text. Questionnaire link: bit.ly/BreadRosesDisability. From autumn 2026: group discussions.About the research: At a time when disabled people are doing more (paid and unpaid) activities than ever before, while access to meaningful rest and free time is increasingly denied and scrutinised, this study explores the experiences of rest and free time in the lives of disabled people in the UK. One of the publications of this project will be a Manifesto for Rest and Free Time from a disability politics perspective. Researcher: Ioana Cerasella Chis. Email: ioana.chis@glasgow.ac.uk.Website: breadrosesdisability.uk.2026-2028 project funded through The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship & The University of Glasgow LKAS
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Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
'The book insists that liberation remains a live political commitment, not just a fantasy we abandon in advance' Lara Sheehi's From the Clinic to the Streets featured in @tribunemagazine.bsky.social: tribunemag.co.uk/2026/06/towa...
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Towards a Psychic Militancy
Leftists have long worried that psychoanalysis is reconciling people to conditions that they might instead resist. But what if we seized psychoanalytic knowledge from the institutions that have…
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
'In Disabling Capitalism, Chis crafts a ground-breaking anti-productivist, collectivist and disability abolitionist vision. It makes essential reading for our age of intensified capitalist disablement and precarious work' Arianna Introna (Open University) author of Crip Enchantments #AcademicChatter
'In Disabling Capitalism, Chis crafts a ground-breaking anti-productivist, collectivist and disability abolitionist vision. It makes essential reading for our age of intensified capitalist disablement and precarious work.'
- Arianna Introna (Open University), author of Crip Enchantments
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The project's website was down over the weekend (apologies) - the good news is that it's now up and running again! To respond to the questionnaire or indicate your interest in joining focus group discussions, please visit the Bread & Roses website: breadrosesdisability.uk
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
How often do you have 'free time' without the opportunity to actually rest? If this is a question you would like to respond to via a questionnaire (Easy Read & non-Easy Read) for a research project, please visit this page: breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire/ #Disability #DisabilityResearch #Rest
Bread & Roses
Rest, Free Time & disability

How often do you have 'free time' without the opportunity to actually rest?

if this is a question you’d like to respond to via a questionnaire (or meeting), visit the website below:
BreadRosesDisability.uk/questionnaire

Research participants needed:
UK-based, over the age of 18
self-identifying as being disabled, chronically ill, learning disabled, d/Deaf, neurodivergent, experiencing mental distress, having impairments, or other similar terms.
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UofG School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsps.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A book that offers a fresh and critical take on the relationship between disability, work and capitalism in the UK is now available for pre-order. Disabling Capitalism by @cerasellachis.bsky.social challenges the idea that disabled people are ‘non-workers’. Find out more 👇 bit.ly/4yXGPf5
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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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BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Disability is a political hot topic and there's fake information being spread. So we've produced this handy infographic showing how many disabled people there really are in England & Wales. This is free to share to combat false narratives around disabled people. A thread 🧵
A BuDS infographic headed "How Many Disabled People Are There? (England & Wales)". There are three overlapping coloured circles with labels of the same colour. In the centre of the circles is a picture of a wheelchair-user with his arms spread wide as if in welcome or show. The biggest yellow circle is labelled “People self-identifying as disabled to some extent in the 2021 Census: 10.5 million”. The middle-sized teal green circle is labelled “Disabled people meeting Equality Act definition: 6.6 million (approx.)”. The smallest dull orange circle is labelled “Disabled people receiving PIP: 4 million”.
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Use the 'BUP07' code if you wish to preorder the book below for half the price (unless you wish to access it as a free Open Access ebook!) in the next 8 hours. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca... #Disability #Capitalism #Anticapitalism #Work #AcademicChatter #BookSky
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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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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
'Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement' is due to be published in Feb 2027 - available in Open Access and paperback formats. It can be preordered from here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca... A 50% discount can be accessed until the end of July.
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.
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Interested in sharing your reflections on the politics of rest, free time and disability? breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire/ The third section of the questionnaire focuses on time and resources: how much time do you usually have for rest? have you felt guilty for/when resting? #Disability #Rest
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Interested in joining group discussions / focus groups about rest, free time and disability this autumn? Please consider sending an email to ioana.chis[at]glasgow.ac.uk, so you can be sent a list of dates and times later in the year. #DisabledSky #FreeTime #Disability #Capitalism
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Update on the pre-ordering page: it is now working (it seems that there were some problems with it yesterday) bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca... If you use 'BUP07' at checkout before the end of July, the 50% discount should be applied #Work #Disability #DisabledSky #PolEcon #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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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
'Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement' is due to be published in Feb 2027 - available in Open Access and paperback formats. It can be preordered from here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca... A 50% discount can be accessed until the end of July.
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.
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
'Disabling Capitalism: A Critical Inquiry Into Work, Productivism and Disablement' is due to be published in Feb 2027 - available in Open Access and paperback formats It can be preordered from here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/disabling-ca... (a 50% discount can be accessed until the end of July)
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.
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Bread & Roses: Rest, Free Time & Disability - seeking participants for: * a questionnaire (in different formats) * group discussions/focus groups (to start in autumn '26) If interested in sharing your insights on rest & free time in the UK please visit breadrosesdisability.uk @johnpring.bsky.social
Bread & Roses: The Politics of Rest & Free Time in, against, and beyond Disabling Capitalism

Phase 1 (open now!): Questionnaires 
Questionnaire link: bit.ly/BreadRosesDisability
From autumn 2026: Group discussions - email ioana.chis@glasgow.ac.uk if interested

About the research:
At a time when disabled people are doing more (paid and unpaid) activities than ever before, while access to meaningful rest and free time is increasingly denied and scrutinised, this study explores the experiences of rest and free time in the lives of disabled people in the UK. One of the publications of this project will be a Manifesto for Rest and Free Time from a disability politics perspective.


Researcher: Ioana Cerasella Chis
Email: ioana.chis@glasgow.ac.uk
Website: breadrosesdisability.uk

2026-2028 project funded through The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship & The University of Glasgow LKAS Fellowship
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
How often do you have 'free time' without the opportunity to actually rest? If this is a question you would like to respond to via a questionnaire (Easy Read & non-Easy Read) for a research project, please visit this page: breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire/ #Disability #DisabilityResearch #Rest
Bread & Roses
Rest, Free Time & disability

How often do you have 'free time' without the opportunity to actually rest?

if this is a question you’d like to respond to via a questionnaire (or meeting), visit the website below:
BreadRosesDisability.uk/questionnaire

Research participants needed:
UK-based, over the age of 18
self-identifying as being disabled, chronically ill, learning disabled, d/Deaf, neurodivergent, experiencing mental distress, having impairments, or other similar terms.
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Questionnaire launch (Phase One of the project) Bread & Roses: The Politics of Rest and Free Time in, against, and beyond Disabling Capitalism How: Online or via a Word Document Where to access it: breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire/ #Rest #FreeTime #Capitalism #Disability #Work #PolEcon
Poster about phase 1 of the project Phase 1 - open now! Questionnaires Questionnaire link: bit.ly/BreadRosesDisability. About the research: At a time when disabled people are doing more (paid and unpaid) activities than ever before, while access to meaningful rest and free time is increasingly denied and scrutinised, this study explores the experiences of rest and free time in the lives of disabled people in the UK. One of the publications of this project will be a Manifesto for Rest and Free Time from a disability politics perspective. You can join if you: self-identify as being disabled and/or chronically ill, learning disabled, neurodivergent, d/Deaf, having impairments, experiencing mental distress (or use other similar self-identification terms), and are over the age of 18 and live in the UK. Researcher: Ioana Cerasella Chis. Email: ioana.chis@glasgow.ac.uk.  breadrosesdisability.uk. 2026-2028 project funded through The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship & The Uni of Glasgow
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
If you are interested in finding out about the Bread and Roses project in a video format, please visit any of the two Youtube links below: BSL video youtube.com/playlist?lis... Video with spoken English: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #Disability #DisabilityPolitics #Rest #FreeTime
two information cards on a grid background. One indicates that it represents a BSL video, the other ones does not. They both read: Bread and roses: the politics of rest and free time in, against, and beyond disabling capitalism. Overview of the project
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“It’s my job to put together a plan, a proposal, [that] changes the question of the welfare state from simply asking, ‘what benefits are you entitled to?’, to asking, ‘how can we help you live the fullest life?’” Why not ask both questions? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden
Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A whole month of discounted books from BUP 👇 Hopefully will soon be able to share the link to a forthcoming book as part of this summer sale campaign!
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Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism @disprecwork.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Submitting your questionnaire: if you wish to submit your responses for the project via the online form, please ensure you get to the end of the form (even if you skip some questions). If the form itself isn't 'submitted', the responses will not be part of the project.
Bread & Roses - The politics of rest adn free time in, against, and beyond disabling capitalism. Phase 1 - open now! Questionnaires. Questionnaire link: bit.ly/BreadRosesDisability
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BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
BuDS has expressed strong concern about the Interim Report from the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) calling it ‘incomplete’, ‘less than honest’ and ‘calculatedly misleading’. A 🧵 1/5 buds.org.uk/interim-repo...
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Interim Report of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
BuDS expressed strong concern about the Interim Report, calling it ‘incomplete’, ‘less than honest’ and ‘calculatedly misleading’.
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Reposted by Disablement, Free Time & Work Under Capitalism
Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 13/07/2026
“Separate yourself from your profession. That’s what I do, that’s not what I am” – he was talking about acting, but it’s absolutely the same in any freelance job. This idea of being on 24/7 is exceedingly unhealthy.
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