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To celebrate back to school, we are highlighting sustainable scholarship, including a few of our recent textbooks and handbooks for high-level learners, and MIT Press eTextbook rental program.

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D2O reaches goal, opens 82 titles

With 322 participating libraries and new consortium agreements, the MIT Press’s Direct to Open (D2O) achieved the second year funding goal, opening access to 82 new books in 2023. The community funding model has now opened access to more than 160 scholarly monographs and edited collections.

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On Disinformation

August releases

A pocket-sized citizen’s guide on how to fight disinformation, a science fiction satire set in near-future England, a history of America’s trail-blazing female science journalists, and more

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They Knew

Government and the climate crisis

With the recent Montana ruling, it’s a critical time to understand the government’s role in the climate crisis. In They Knew, James Gustave Speth presents the most definitive indictment yet of the US government’s role in exacerbating the climate crisis, analyzing administrations from Carter to Trump.

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Along with many of our outstanding partners like the MIT Press Bookstore and MIT Libraries, the MIT Press offers virtual, in-person, and hybrid events throughout the year. Join us for conferences and exhibits, author talks, panel discussions, and more.

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Project Cybersyn: Chile's Radical Experiment in Cybernetic Socialism
Project Cybersyn: Chile's Radical Experiment in Cybernetic Socialism Fifty years ago, a military coup violently ended Chile’s political experiment with socialism, and with it the nation’s technological experiment with cybernetic management.

By Eden Medina

Notes on the Rituals of Insomniacs
Notes on the Rituals of Insomniacs A brief excerpt from Marie Darrieussecq’s memoir “Sleepless,” a restless inquiry into the cultural and psychic sources of insomnia.

By Marie Darrieussecq | Translated by Penny Hueston 

What Evolutionary Biology Can and Can't Tell Us About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
What Evolutionary Biology Can and Can't Tell Us About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Some human social constructs like gender are viewed erroneously in an evolutionary context. It’s time for our understanding of a person’s self-identity to evolve.

By Prosanta Chakrabarty

“Hobnobbing with the Psychologists”: The Woman Who Pioneered Social Science Reporting
“Hobnobbing with the Psychologists”: The Woman Who Pioneered Social Science Reporting A little-known story of Marjorie Van de Water, who, in her coverage of psychology and psychiatry, popularized a new journalistic beat among U.S. news reporters.

By Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette

Spotlight: The IMC Books series

Facing Black Star

The IMC Books series—copublished by the MIT Press and The Image Centre at Toronto Metropolitan University—reaches a milestone this spring with the publication of its sixth book, Facing Black Star. The book explores TMU’s Black Star Collection, a collection of hundreds of thousands of black-and-white photographs recently acquired by the university. Alongside the 100 images featured in the book, Facing Black Star investigates photography theory and history, the role of photographic archives, and the photograph as a medium.

The series, launched in 2016 and edited by TMU Associate Professor and The Image Centre Head of Research Thierry Gervais, is dedicated to scholarly research on the history and theory of photography. The books appeal to academics of visual history and photography enthusiasts alike.

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Featured book: On Disinformation

A powerful, pocket-sized citizen's guide on how to fight back against the disinformation campaigns imperiling American democracy.

Wednesday September 6, 2023

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