Dictionary of the Possible
<p>Over the course of a year, <em>Shifter</em> hosted a series of public discussions, each concentrated on unraveling a keyword – a term that carries with it both a sense of urgency and agency in our present climate. By inviting artists, writers, activists, philosophers and others to propose terms and lead discussions, we opened up our editorial process to the motivations of others. The yearlong series culminates in <em>Shifter</em>’s 22nd issue <em>Dictionary of the Possible</em>. This dictionary catalogs the keywords taken up for discussion over the course of a year, accompanied by a list of questions provoked during each discussion. Rather than providing static definitions we envision a dictionary that continually incites discussion.</p>
Editors: Avi Alpert, Sreshta Rit Premnath
Contributors: Avi Alpert, Sreshta Rit Premnath, Maricruz Alarcón, Rebecca Alpert, Eric Anglès, Arlen Austin, Lindsay Benedict, Atul Bhalla, Brian Block, Rey Chow, Tyler Coburn, Danilo Correale, Kajsa Dahlberg, Lauren Denitzio, Allan deSouza, Leah DeVun, Molly Dilworth, Dwayne Dixon, Thom Donovan, Brendan Fernandes, Billy Galperin, Chitra Ganesh, Andrea Geyer, Géraldine Gourbe, Cassandra Guan, Zac Gunter, Terike Haapoja, Shadi Harouni, Abhishek Hazra, Colin Jager, Steffani Jemison, Jane Jin Kaisen, Oliver Kellhammer, Tara Kelton, Devin Kenny, Nick Keys, Philipp Kleinmichel, Chelsea Knight, Mériam Korichi, Will Lee, Lana Lin, Sidhartha Lokanandi, Colleen Macklin, Mylo Mendez, Matthew Metzger, Pushpamala N., Yamini Nayar, Alison O'Daniel, Liz Park, Amanda Parmer, Dominic Pettman, Sudha Premnath, Railbird , Raqs Media Collective, Kanishka Raja, Gabriel Rockhill, Edward Schexnayder, Mira Schor, Research Service, Adam Spanos, Annika Thiem, Keith Tilford, Hong-An Truong, Henry Turner, Margarita Sánchez Urdaneta, Jaret Vadera, Andrew Weiner, Roger White, Mimi Winick, Raphael Zollinger
Editorial Assistant: Will Lee
Designer: Gabriel Pericàs
Part of: Shifter