Open access monographs

[Sigi Jottkandt <sigij AT openhumanitiespress.org>]

Dear friends,

We're happy to announce the first book in the Senselab's Immediations
book series: Plankton Dreams by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

http://openhumanitiespress.org/plankton-dreams.html

"In Plankton Dreams,Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay crafts a proud, satiric
style: the special ed student as literary troublemaker. 'Mother had
always taught me to learn from circumstance,' he writes. 'Here, the
circumstance was humiliation, a particularly instructive teacher.'
'But I’m not complaining,' he continues. 'Humiliation, after all, made
me a philosopher.'

For all of its comic effects, the book alerts readers to an
alternative understanding of autism, an understanding that autistics
themselves have been promoting for years. Frustrated by how most
scientists investigate autism, Mukhopadhyay decides to investigate
neurotypicality, treating his research subjects the way he himself was
treated. Why shouldn’t the autist study the neurotypical? This artful
parody of scientific endeavor salvages dignity from a dark place. It
also reveals a very talented writer. It is most certainly time to
study the neurotypical—his or her relentless assumptions. Perhaps by
doing so we may devise a more humble and hospitable society."

Like all the OHP books, Plankton Dreams is freely available as an open
access PDF and for sale through online distributors. We hope you'll
consider ordering a copy for your university library to support
#radicalOA.

With all best wishes,
Sigi, David, Gary
www.openhumanitiespress.org