One of Us

We are all joined, in some way or another. We are all conjoined, whether we are aware of it or not, whether we want to be joined or not. Anatomy matters because the senses we possess, the muscles we have developed and the resources we need to keep our bodies alive limit and guide what we experience in any given context. “We believe that our physical selves are cast in a particular mold, that social expectations determine those gifts and flaws imparted by God that make up our identities,” writes the authors. “We believe as well that social construction is possible because we tend to accept ourselves – and each other – as ‘normal. ’ This book offers a different vision of normalcy – a subject that is transfigured by the reality of human conjoinments. ”