Monthly Archives: July 2024

Peter Adey, Evacuation: The Politics and Aesthetics of Movement in Emergency – Duke University Press, September 2024 Open access introduction In Evacuation, Peter Adey examines the politics, aesthetics, and practice of moving people and animals from harm during emergencies. He outlines … Continue reading →

Naomi Waltham-Smith, Free Listening – University of Nebraska Press, November 2024 Free Listening offers a radical reframing of seemingly intractable debates and polarized positions on free speech, academic freedom, systemic injustice, and political dissent by shifting attention from our voices to … Continue reading →

Martin Paul Eve, Theses on the Metaphors of Digital-Textual History – Stanford University Press, July 2024 (print and open access) Digital spaces are saturated with metaphor: we have pages, sites, mice, and windows. Yet, in the world of digital textuality, … Continue reading →

The Case for Diamond Open Access at Daily Nous, about Philosophy and Public Affairs “As editors of one of our field’s leading journals, we feel a strong responsibility to help build collective momentum towards a better arrangement: a publishing model … Continue reading →

Eric Storm, Nationalism: A World History – Princeton University Press, October 2024 The current rise of nationalism across the globe is a reminder that we are not, after all, living in a borderless world of virtual connectivity. In Nationalism, historian Eric … Continue reading →

Alain Corbin, A History of Rest, trans. Helen Morrison – Polity, June 2024 Rest occupies a space outside of sleep and alertness: it is a form of recuperation but also of preparation for what is to come, and is a … Continue reading →