Immediations, edited by Erin Manning and Brian Massumi

Open Humanities Press has launched a new book series: Immediations, edited by Erin Manning and Brian Massumi.

'Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains' – A.N. Whitehead

The aim of the Immediations book series is to prolong the wonder sustaining philosophic thought into transdisciplinary encounters. Its premise is that concepts are for the enacting: they must be experienced. Thought is lived, else it expires. It is most intensely lived at the crossroads of practices, and in the in-between of individuals and their singular endeavors: enlivened in the weave of a relational fabric. Co-composition.

“The smile spreads over the face, as the face fits itself onto the smile” – A. N. Whitehead

Which practices enter into co-composition will be left an open question, to be answered by the authors in the series. Art practice, aesthetic theory, political theory, movement practice, media theory, maker culture, science studies, architecture, philosophy … the range is free. We invite you to roam it.

Alongside single-author monographs, we are keen to encourage experiments in collective writing and new forms of co-composition. Co-composition is an intercession, not a mediation. Begin in the middle. Catch a thinking in the midst and compose with it. Curate thought in the thinking-doing. Reinvent the book.

For more about this new series, please visit:
http://openhumanitiespress.org/immediations.html

To contribute to the series, please contact Erin Manning or Brian Massumi

Managing Editors
    Ronald Rose-Antoinette
    Adam Szymanski

Advisory Board
    Pia Ednie-Brown (RMIT, Melbourne)
    Athina Karatzogiannion (University of Hull)
    Jondi Keane (Deakin University, Melbourne)
    Adrian Mackenzie (Lancaster University)
    Erin Manning (Concordia University)
    Brian Massumi (Université de Montréal)
    Graham Meikle (University of Westminster)
    Anna Munster (University of New South Wales)
    Timothy Murray (Cornell University)
    Brett Neilson (University of Western Sydney)
    Ned Rossiter (University of Western Sydney)
    John Scannell (Macquarie University, Sydney)
    Gregory Seigworth (Millersville University)
    Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen (Aarhus University)