"an alternative press for creative intellectual work that traditional university and other academic presses might not readily welcome"
the latest issue of American Book Review @Amerbookreview includes a piece about @punctum_books
https://t.co/qT7bliDBiq
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FREE EVENT - NO HIDDEN COSTS 😉
Join @Copim_community@LSELibrary@LSEPress to discuss the crisis in #HE & the future of #DiamondOA for books (in person & online)
📅 19 Sept 2024
⏰ 17:00-18:30 (BST)
🔗https://t.co/foUTuSvLNx
Drinks reception to follow the in-person event! 🍻
“I've tried … to urge scholars to refuse to participate in the neoliberal prestige system of academic publishing. It will only get worse. But I've also given up on most of you. You're not victims of the system. You are the system. Enjoy your Hunger Games.” #OpenAccess
LOVE our #OpenAccess Books? Consider becoming a supporting subscriber for $10, $15, $20 or $25 a month! By doing so, you'll help us keep it weird in scholarly publishing & continue offering our books for FREE. Every dime counts! Support us now: https://t.co/QiuIHxer8a #GRATITUDE
OUT NOW! "Taunting the Useful" by Loumille Métros, an obsessive Oulipian compendium on uselessness, striking out against all the meaningful philosophies of life. It taunts, teases, heckles, tickles, and scratches. With bonus chapters!
https://t.co/ofEnpI3Q81 #OpenAccess#OABooks
🧵Oxford & Cambridge UPs are going to sell YOUR research to Microsoft etc. to train large-scale language AIs. In the past I would have gotten all worked up about sharing this info with scholars & explaining what they can do. I don't care. Let me share why. https://t.co/2OBRU6gNhh
And there's more... So very happy to see @IrinaPa collect the 2024 Freeman Award, for #DemocracticSituations! Those here in Amsterdam at #EASST4S2024 are welcome to join some imprompu celebrations which we will host at our stand, starting after the conclusion of the ceremony
V. proud to be at #EASST4S2024 seeing Michaela Spencer, on of our editors, present her making & doing work - collaboratively w/ Hellen Verran, Michael Christie & Matt Campell - contributing to 40 years of transformations under Yolnu authority in East Arnhem Land, in N. Australia
New chapter 📖 by @VinzenzHediger & me where we look at the connection between cinematic storytelling/formats & political messaging.
🔓 https://t.co/lUyFh3Rl8Z
Ever wondered why many Trump's campaign spots & videos of his supporters look like movie trailers? Here you go…
Check out Mayfly's latest title. Degrowth: An Experience of Being Finite by Pasi Heikkurinen. Free for download -as always. https://t.co/RjRZ9PJsto
#OpenAccess#degrowth
NEW POST: What has Copim been up to over the last year, and what have we achieved in the first year of the Open Book Futures project?
“Time flies when you’re having fun ...”
https://t.co/wBOPGWFhmE
Do you want an easily digestible summary of what Copim have been working on this year for #OAbooks?
Includes metadata/dissemination with @Thoth_metadata, archiving and experimental publishing, and the strides that @OpenBookCollect and @opening_future have been making ⬇️