Category Archives: Giorgio Agamben

Mitchell Dean reviews Agamben, The Kingdom and the Glory

Posted on August 7, 2012 by stuartelden

Mitchell Dean, “Governmentality Meets Theology: ‘The King Reigns, but He Does Not Govern’”, Theory, Culture & Society, May 2012 vol. 29 no. 3 145-158 (requires subscription; via Foucault News). A detailed review with some close discussion of the relation of … Continue reading →

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Kotsko on Agamben’s style

Posted on July 9, 2012 by stuartelden

An interesting take on Agamben’s style of writing and argument – from one of his key English translators.

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Biopolitics conference in Dublin – Agamben as keynote

Posted on June 22, 2012 by stuartelden

Biopolitics, Society & Performance conference – 31 Oct – 2 Nov 2012, Trinity College Dublin. Giorgio Agamben, Thomas Lemke and Rosi Braidotti are among the keynotes. via Thinking with Shakespeare.

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Toscano and Kotsko on Agamben’s The Kingdom and the Glory

Posted on June 12, 2012 by stuartelden

In a 2011 paper for Angelaki Alberto Toscano offers some critical remarks on Agamben’s The Kingdom and the Glory; Adam Kotsko responds. The latter is part of a symposium on the book at the Equinox Political Theology blog.

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Eric Santner – The Royal Remains

Posted on May 11, 2012 by stuartelden

I previously knew Santner’s work from his study of Sebald, On Creaturely Life. This more recent book covers similar ground to the Manow book I mentioned a few days ago – the persistence of the ‘two bodies’ idea explored by … Continue reading →

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Agamben, Highest Poverty draft preface

Posted on May 8, 2012 by stuartelden

Adam Kotsko has made available the preface to Agamben’s Highest Poverty: Monastic Rules and Forms of Life He previously made the preface to Opus Dei available. Both books are being translated for Stanford UP. More here.

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Improper Life – Timothy Campbell

Posted on April 23, 2012 by stuartelden

 Improper Life: Technology and Biopolitics from Heidegger to Agamben – recently out with University of Minnesota Press. The book discusses, between Heidegger and Agamben, Michel Foucault, Roberto Esposito, and Peter Sloterdijk. Campbell is one of the translators of Esposito, and … Continue reading →

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Draft translation from Agamben’s Opus Dei: An Archeology of Office

Posted on March 3, 2012 by stuartelden

Adam Kotsko has made available the preface, here. This book, and Highest Poverty, are being translated for Stanford UP. More here.

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Agamben translations under contract

Posted on March 1, 2012 by stuartelden

Adam Kotsko has the news that he will be translating two pieces of Agamben’s Homo Sacer series – Opus dei: Archeologia dell’ufficio and Altissima povertà: Regole monastiche e forma di vita – details here. And here’s a link to the plan … Continue reading →

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Anachronic Shakespeare

Posted on February 25, 2012 by stuartelden

The Anachronic Shakespeare conference was excellent – a really interesting set of papers, engagingly delivered and with some really good discussion. John Archer gave a talk on sonnets 50 and 51 on the relation between human and animal, which he … Continue reading →

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