SPITTLE (1. SPITTLE-SOUL)*
Spittle.— 1. Spittle-Soul. — One can be hit full in the face by a truncheon or an automatic pistol without incurring any dishonor; one can similarly b…
ETYMOLOGIES / CORPSES / CORPUS
Existence not only requires excrement (as such: a cyclic element): a body is also, and makes itself, its own excretion. A body spaces itself, a body e…
Statement Regarding the Lunch Imprint
punctum books has taken notice of the unsettling news concerning the editor-in-chief of the Lunch imprint, as reported by various media. As a result,…
Viral Open Access in Times of a Global Pandemic
In recent weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous calls for scientific research concerning the virus and the disease to be made open access a…
The Art of Piss
What I admire about Andres Serrano’s iconic “Piss Christ” (1987)—the photograph in which a small plastic crucifix is suspended in a jar of amber fluid…
JSTOR and Punctum Books Partner to Expand Discoverability and Reuse for Open Access Monographs
Punctum Books and JSTOR are developing a new partnership to support open access monographs. Established in 2011, Punctum Books is a global leader in t…
Aural History by Gila Ashtor is Out Now
I was a girl who thought I was a prince. In the game we were playing, my father the king decreed and pleaded to bequeath me all his kingdom in its gl…
Thinking About An Insomniac Humanities
[Originally posted October 13, 2011] Every known object rotates as if: b. keeping busy c. stunned –Rae Armantrout, “Arrivals” We address the ques…
Fuck Pessimism: Embrace Youngsterism
[Originally posted on January 14, 2012] To become adult in our culture (which for most of us means to become compliantly productive) is . . . to be i…