Imogen Tyler

Stigma is a corrosive social force by which individuals and communities throughout history have been systematically dehumanised, scapegoated, and oppressed. 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 securing the interests of powerful elites. In this radical reconceptualisation, Tyler precisely and...