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punctum books is a queer, scholar-led Open Access press devoted to creative modes of inquiry across a whimsical para-humanities assemblage. Affiliated with UC-Santa Barbara Library & funded by university libraries across the globe. https://punctumbooks.com
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Flugschriften is the brain-child of Dominic Pettman and Carla Nappi and there are quite a few titles in their "wee" catalog you might dig.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Have you ever seen this? flugschriften.com/2019/03/19/t...
The Holy See by Vilém Flusser
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flugschriften.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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WORD.
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Photograph from asylum in Italy: www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...
The End of Italy's Asylums • Raymond Depardon • Magnum Photos Magnum Photos
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November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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“The Negated Institution” was first published in 1968 in Italian & caused an immediate sensation. It was an instant bestseller & was translated into numerous languages but never English, until now. As a result, psych hospitals were outlawed in Italy with the 1978 Basaglia law.

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The Man Who Closed the Asylums: Franco Basaglia and the Revolution in Mental Health Care by John Foot – review
Dangerous idealist or revolutionary hero? A nuanced look at a reforming psychiatrist
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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YOUR PORN NAME??!!??
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM