The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability Jasbir K. Puar is an English-language printed study book that focuses on the theory surrounding disability within biopolitical and social frameworks. This work is intended for professionals and researchers who are interested in the intersectional approach to power, vulnerability, and exclusion.
In this research, Puar brings together her pathbreaking work on the liberal state, sexuality, and biopolitics to analyze the concept of "debility." She examines how debility, disability, and capacity together form an assemblage through which states regulate populations. Central to her analysis is the case study of Israel and Palestine, where the ‘right to maim’ supplements the liberal right to kill through the systematic infliction of bodily harm under the guise of political control.
The book deepens the understanding of disability within the social sciences and critical race studies, and is included in the ANIMA series: Critical Race Studies Otherwise. The content connects to themes such as social aspects of disability, social issues, and welfare services.