The Marcusean Mind

Edited By Eduardo Altheman C. Santos, Jina Fast, Nicole K. Mayberry, Sid Simpson

The Marcusean Mind is a survey and assessment of Marcuse’s thought. Beginning with a thorough introduction to Marcuse’s life and work, 39 chapters by an international and interdisciplinary team of contributors. The Marcusean Mind is a resource for anyone interested in Marcuse’s thought and its legacy. It is valuable reading for students of contemporary political theory, activism, philosophy, sociology, media and cultural studies, critical legal studies, and race and gender studies.

Creolizing Marcuse

Edited By Jina Fast, Nicole K. Mayberry, Sid Simpson

Creolizing Marcuse bridges the gap between traditional interpretations of Herbert Marcuse and Caribbean/Africana theory. It challenges the rigid boundaries often found in Marcusean scholarship, especially those shaped by ideas of purity and scarcity, both historically and in current debates. Rather than simplifying Marcuse’s theory, this book embraces its complexity to offer new insights into contemporary discussions on freedom, reciprocity, liberation, oppression, repression, and object relations theory. Creolizing Marcuse moves beyond producing static theoretical frameworks, instead urging decolonial, anti-racist, feminist, and queer scholars to actively incorporate Marcuse’s ideas into evolving, practical approaches to difference and social justice.

I, Slave: Robot Stories and Shrouded Cartographies of Anti-Blackness

By Nicole K. Mayberry

I, Slave examines how the figure of the robot has become a central vessel through which American culture narrates labor, obedience, intelligence, and humanity. Beginning with the word robot itself, derived from the Czech term robota meaning forced labor or servitude, the book traces the linguistic and cultural origins of the robot figure to reveal how histories of enslavement, racial domination, and social containment remain embedded within technological imaginaries. I, Slave argues that American stories about robots do not merely reflect anxieties about the future. They rearticulate enduring structures of anti-Blackness that have long organized American social life. By examining the cultural artifacts through which robot narratives circulate, the book uncovers how technologies and stories alike can shroud the historical relationship between race, labor, and dehumanization while simultaneously reproducing it.

Artifacts of Abundance: How Design Links Science, Technology, and Organizations to Social Progress 

By Michael M. Crow, Nicole K. Mayberry, and Derrick M. Anderson 

Artifacts of Abundance makes a bold argument for optimism in higher education. Michael M. Crow, Nicole K. Mayberry, and Derrick M. Anderson show how universities and other knowledge-intensive organizations can help societies confront their most difficult challenges. Rather than treating universities as static institutions, they present them as adaptable, design-driven systems that connect science, technology, policy, and public purpose. The book challenges reductionist approaches to science and policy while making the case for a more integrated, interdisciplinary, and outcome-focused model. Universities, they argue, have the potential to be engines of abundance, creating new possibilities through research, education, and institutional design.