From Agamben to Critical Police TheoryThis post is about the police: the emergence of contemporary police structures in absolutist states, especially the Napoleonic regime; the…Mar 30Mar 30
About Aaron BushnellIn 1969 a philosophy student named Jan Palach self-immolated in Prague, Czechoslovakia. His protest was proximally a response to the Soviet…Feb 27Feb 27
On being furiousIt happens more than seems possible. I will read a new post — a thought, an “intervention” — on Giorgio Agamben’s blog, and it will…Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023
“The Only Keys to the Interpretation of History are Angelology and Demonology”A translation of Angeli e demoni, a blog post by Giorgio Agamben.Aug 5, 2023Aug 5, 2023
Bare Life and the Vaccine (Giorgio Agamben)A translation of Agamben’s post La nuda vita e il vaccino from his blog at Quodlibet.it.Apr 17, 20211Apr 17, 20211
Affliction, the sacred, humiliation, truth: Some excerpts from Simone Weil for Good FridayThese are excerpts from Weil’s essay, “La Personne et le sacré,” translated by Richard Rees into English as “Human Personality.”Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
New Reflections from David Cayley: “Pandemic Revelations”New on David Cayley’s blog.Dec 4, 20201Dec 4, 20201
The Times AheadA translation of Sul tempo che viene by Giorgio Agamben, from his blog, November 23, 2020.Nov 23, 20201Nov 23, 20201
Requiem for the Students (Giorgio Agamben)A translation from the blog Diario della crisi at the website of the Istituto Italiano per gli Studi…May 23, 20202May 23, 20202
The Sacredness of this NothingnessAgamben has written about a paradigm for governance emerging on the basis of biosecurity concerns, “whose efficacy will exceed that of…May 13, 20201May 13, 20201