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        Cultural Appropriation

        Cultural Appropriation

        Cultural Appropriation

        by Peter Balint and Patti T Lenard

        ISBN: 9780262051583

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 31, 2026

        What cultural appropriation is, how it is deployed in public discourse, and if and when it is harmful.
        Voices of Chaos

        Voices of Chaos

        Voices of Chaos

        An Oral History of a Magical Revolution

        by Robert Kyle

        ISBN: 9781917674003

        Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

        Pub Date: October 28, 2025

        An oral history of the Chaos Magic scene.
        Identity

        Identity

        Identity

        What DNA Can Tell Us About Ourselves

        by Carles Lalueza-Fox

        ISBN: 9780262553223

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 14, 2025

        How genetics can provide novel, fascinating, and objective data on human identity–when identity has never been more important.
        Mathematical Models of Meaning

        Mathematical Models of Meaning

        Mathematical Models of Meaning

        A Dynamic Systems Approach to Possible World Semiotics

        by Paul Kockelman

        ISBN: 9780262552684

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 19, 2025

        A mathematical model of meaning that captures the dynamics and diversity of meaning-oriented agents.
        Every American an Innovator

        Every American an Innovator

        Every American an Innovator

        How Innovation Became a Way of Life

        by Matthew Wisnioski

        ISBN: 9780262550734

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 13, 2025

        A landmark cultural history that reveals how the relentless pursuit of innovation has transformed our society, our institutions, and our inner selves.
        Making Home

        Making Home

        Making Home

        Belonging, Memory, and Utopia in the 21st Century

        Edited by Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Christina L. De León and Michelle Joan Wilkinson

        ISBN: 9780262549790

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 25, 2025

        A powerful collection of perspectives on the contemporary and evolving meanings of home, and how they capture both the shared and conflicting narratives that impact our country today.
        A Theory of Everyone

        A Theory of Everyone

        A Theory of Everyone

        The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going

        by Michael Muthukrishna

        ISBN: 9780262552943

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 4, 2025

        A blueprint for a better future that offers a unified theory of human behavior, culture, and society.
        The Nature and Dynamics of Collaboration

        The Nature and Dynamics of Collaboration

        The Nature and Dynamics of Collaboration

        Edited by Paul F. M. J. Verschure

        ISBN: 9780262548144

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 21, 2025

        A multidisciplinary examination of the phenomenon of collaboration to expand knowledge and inform future activities.
        Cities Made Differently

        Cities Made Differently

        Cities Made Differently

        by David Graeber and Nika Dubrovsky

        ISBN: 9780262549332

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 19, 2024

        Full of playful graphics, provocative questions, and curious facts, this book asks what makes a city and how we might make them differently.
        Film X Autochthonous Struggles Today

        Film X Autochthonous Struggles Today

        Film X Autochthonous Struggles Today

        Edited by Nicole Brenez, Jonathan Larcher, Alo Paistik and Skaya Siku

        ISBN: 9783956796500

        Publisher: Sternberg Press

        Pub Date: October 22, 2024

        First global exploration of contemporary forms of filmmaking from political and cultural self-determination movements of Autochthonous communities and peoples.
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