Alphabet for Dreamers, An
How to See the World with Eyes Closed
$50.40
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2025
Summary
A captivating and trailblazing look at how dreams serve as one of our most powerful ways to understand-and radically change-our world.
A small, intimate gift book with 26 charming watercolor illustrations-the perfect bedside companion for your favorite dreamer.
Borrowing from the traditional alphabet book genre for children, An Alphabet for Dreamers provides adult readers with a new grammar for dreams, or what neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro calls “oracles of the night…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262049795 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262049791 |
| Author: | Sharon Sliwinski, Melinda Josie |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 127mm |
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Critics Review
“In this highly original and playful book, Sharon Sliwinski is concerned with nothing less than how dreams can help us change the world. Explored as an everlasting source of critical knowledge, she shows us that dreams can be understood as acts of resistance, paths to self-empowerment, and reparative practices.”
—Christiane Solte-Gresser, author of The World of Dreams: A Journey Through All Times and Culture
“An Alphabet for Dreamers is a stunning and powerful book. Departing from Freud’s view that the true meaning of a dream is a hidden wish-fulfillment, Sliwinski takes dreams to be potent and transparent messages for social change, inspiring Nelson Mandela in his work against apartheid and Harriet Tubman in her work in the Underground Railroad. Dreams for Sliwinski point the way toward righting a world that is out of joint.”
—Noëlle McAfee, author of Feminism: A Quick Immersion
“A thought-provoking invitation to attend to dreams as collective reflections on the social. Sliwinski creatively mobilizes the genre of the alphabet book to delve into the rich tapestry of dreams while exploring epistemologies alternative to those privileged by modernity.”
—Aylin Kuryel, coeditor of The Future of Cultural Analysis: A Critical Inquiry
About The Author
Sharon Sliwinski
Sharon Sliwinski is Professor of Information and Media Studies at Western University in Canada. Her previous books include Human Rights in Camera, Dreaming in Dark Times, and Photography and the Optical Unconscious.
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