Stigma is a powerful social force by which individuals and communities throughout history have been systematically dehumanized, scapegoated, and oppressed.
In this radical reconceptualization Imogen Tyler precisely and passionately outlines the politica.
From the literal stigmatizing (tattooing) of criminals in ancient Greece, to modern day discrimination against Muslims, refugees and the "undeserving poor," stigma has long been a means of upholding the interests of the status quo.
Stigma is a powerful social force by which individuals and communities throughout history have been systematically dehumanized, scapegoated, and oppressed