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an image of a fire appears in the background. towards the bottom of the image it becomes red. in bold white letters in the foreground of the image, it says, 'Unlearning: From Degrowth to Decolonization".

Unlearning: From Degrowth to Decolonization

 by Jamie Tyberg

publication abolition degrowth theory

2020
the cover of the book 'Caps Lock' shows the title in large capitalized letters in a grey to orange gradient on a black background. Below it are various icons that represent sections of the book, including a coin, a person carrying a block on his back, and a group of people holding hands.

CAPS LOCK: How Capitalism Took Hold of Graphic Design and How to Escape From It

 by Ruben Pater

cooperative theory care

2021
a drawing of a hand lifts towards a thorned curved flower stem all etched and outlined in white on a black background. The flower is made up of parallel wiggling lines.

Memory Work and Militancy: Performing Feminist Diasporic Remembrance at a Distance

 by Mashinka Firunts Hakopian

cooperative memory diasporic

2020
The cover of the book 'Group Works' features a black and white image from Simone Forti's 'Huddle'. It shows an image of a group of people huddled together, with one person being carried on the top of the huddle. The title of the book is written in bold purple letters. Only the right edge of the 'huddle' is visible, as it sits toward the left side of the frame.

Group Works: Art, Politics, and Collective Ambivalence

 by Ethan Philbrick

cooperative movement theory

2023
pink bold letters on a white background say, "practising everyday abolition."

Practicing Everyday Abolition

 by Sara Lamble; excerpt from the book, Abolishing The Police, edited by Koshka Duff, illustrated by Cat Sims and published by Dog Section Press

cooperative abolition theory

2021
what appears to be a styrofoam brick sits at an angle surrounded by other, more regular seeming, bricks.

Brick Story

 by Lu Zhang

stories memory poetry

2010
a scanned excerpt of the text, "memory, creation, and writing" appears on its title page. the title is written in capitalized letters at the top, with the body of text below.

Memory, Creation, and Writing

 by Toni Morrison

theory memory poetry

1984
a scanned image from a page of the text, "picture a coalition", shows a greyscale image of cops in helmets gathered in a group.

Picture a Coalition

 by Gregg Bordowitz

theory cooperative rage

2004
a drawing that is etched and outlined in white of two walnut pods tilted in opposite directions to lean against one another is centered on a black background.

ON DIFFERENCE WITHOUT SEPARABILITY

 by Denise Ferreira da Silva

theory abolition intimacy ungovernable

2016
A drawing of a cloth pulled diagonally upward is etched and outlined in white on a black background.

Letters from Prison

 by Kuwasi Balagoon

anarchy abolition decolonization ungovernable

1983-1985
An interrupted static radar reading is drawn etched in white across a black background.

the Invisible Man

 by Ralph Ellison

stories abolition ghosts

1952
a rough scan of the inner cover of the book, 'scenes of subjection' appears. it has been xeroxed so many times the title is not so legible, but a bright white square with a line drawing appears in high contrast on the middle of the book cover. it shows an image that feels violent, even though it is unclear what is happening within it. charcoal drawn figures appear in a group, with smaller figures surrounded in grey shading in the middle. the image feels full of sharp movement.

Scenes of Subjection

 Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth Century America by Saidiya V. Hartman

memory abolition ghosts ungovernable

1952
a scanned cover of the book, 'the characteristics of propaganda'. the title is written in all capital letters on the upper part of the page, and a block of smaller text appears below. it is a photocopy print and appears grey.

Propaganda: the Formation of Men's Attitudes

 by Jacques Ellul

autonomy theory speech

1965
the title of the book, 'Unmasking Autism' appears in all capital letters on the middle of the page with a white background. horizontal lines at an upward angle split the letters in half, with the bottom parts being black, and the top parts of the letters being a gradient color that moves from yellow to red to blue to purple. On the bottom, it says, 'Devin Price, PhD' and on the top, it says, 'Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity'

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

 by Devon Price

autonomy disability justice access

2022