Category Archives: Giorgio Agamben

In good company – Agamben, Badiou, Negri, Amin, Harvey, Flusser, Elden

Posted on September 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Critical Theory’s seven books that came out in September.

Posted in Alain Badiou, Antonio Negri, Books, David Harvey, Giorgio Agamben, The Birth of Territory | 2 Comments

Agamben interview

Posted on June 4, 2013 by stuartelden

At the Verso blog Giorgio Agamben clarifies his ‘misunderstood’ recent piece on a ‘Latin Empire‘.

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Louise Amoore, The Politics of Possibility

Posted on April 19, 2013 by stuartelden

My friend and Durham colleague Louise Amoore’s forthcoming book, The Politics of Possibility: Risk and Security Beyond Probability, now has a page up at Duke University Press site. It looks great: Since September 11, 2001, the imagination of “low probability, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Giorgio Agamben, Jacques Derrida, Louise Amoore, Michel Foucault, Politics, William E Connolly | 1 Comment

Toys for the State of Exception

Posted on March 28, 2013 by stuartelden

Agamben Toys – Apposite Baubles for the State of Exception (via Derek Gregory, who acknowledges Alex Vasudevan). Derek’s post at Geographical Imaginations is worth a look for the more sinister side of all this – though comedy as opposition and critique shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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A Latin Empire versus German Hegemony? Agamben on contemporary Europe

Posted on March 27, 2013 by stuartelden

A provocative piece by Giorgio Agamben, drawing on a 1945 essay by Alexandre Kojève. Thanks to Elliott Jarbe and Sebastian Budgen for the link.

Posted in Boundaries, Giorgio Agamben, Politics | 5 Comments

Agamben – The Highest Poverty

Posted on November 15, 2012 by stuartelden

Stanford University Press have a page up for Agamben’s The Highest Poverty: Monastic Rules and Form-of-Life. You can read a draft of the preface here. The Highest Poverty is IV, 1 in the Homo Sacer series. Nicholas Dahmann made a … Continue reading →

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Foucault after Agamben: Rethinking the Language of Biopolitics – call for panellists

Posted on November 12, 2012 by stuartelden

Najeeb Jan is seeking panelists for the 2013 Los Angeles meeting of the AAG. Please note since this is a panel discussion, you will not need to submit an abstract. If you are interested in joining the panel discussion please email … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Giorgio Agamben, Michel Foucault | 1 Comment

Books received

Posted on October 23, 2012 by stuartelden

A pile of books from Stanford UP in recompense for review work, mainly Agamben ones I didn’t have before, a couple of novels, the new issue of Society and Space, and two books by Durham authors (that I need to … Continue reading →

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Negri on Agamben, Opus Dei

Posted on September 23, 2012 by stuartelden

Antonio Negri discusses Agamben’s Opus Dei, and his work more generally (via Peter Gratton and AUFS).

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Peter Gratton – Spinoza and the Biopolitical Roots of Modernity audio available

Posted on August 25, 2012 by stuartelden

The audio recording of Peter Gratton’s talk ‘Spinoza and the Biopolitical Roots of Modernity’ at UWS is now available (from here, via’s Peter’s blog). Abstract: Much has been written about bio-political sovereignty in the wake of Giorgio Agamben’s work, which relies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baruch Spinoza, Carl Schmitt, Conferences, Giorgio Agamben, Hannah Arendt, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Society and Space | 2 Comments