Critical Encounter Between Giorgio Agamben and Michel Foucault: Review of Recent Works of Agamben

The Essential Works of Michel Foucault

Neo-eugenics: A Feminist Critique of Agamben

IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POVERTY POLICY, the welfare mother is exposed to harsh treatment that is designed to maintain her participation in the low-wage labor force and, arguably, to discipline wage labor as a whole by restricting the alternatives to wage earning. I would contend that she is also being subjected to an extraordinarily invasive form of sexual regulation, ranging from teen pregnan...

Benjamin, Agamben, and the Paradox of Translation

In his paper, "Benjamin, Agamben, and the Paradox of Translation," Paolo Bartoloni offers a theoretical discourse on translation that goes beyond the traditional precincts of linguistics and literary theory as well as the disciplines of cultural studies and postcolonial theory. Bartoloni argues that more recently, the discourse on translation has begun to incorporate epistemological concerns, d...

Alex Murray and Jessica Whyte. The Agamben Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011. 219p. alk. paper, $40.00 (ISBN 9780748640584). LCCN 2011-431345

Alex Murray and Jessica Whyte. The Agamben Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011. 219p. alk. paper, $40.00 (ISBN 9780748640584). LCCN 2011-431345. Born in 1942, Giorgio Agamben is considered a leading figure in philosophy and political theory, one who is known for challenging the Western political tradition. After completing his studies in law and philosophy, and earning his d...

Digital Media: Technological and Social Challenges of the Interactive World. Eds. Megan A. Winger and William Aspray. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2011. 237p. alk. paper, $55 (ISBN 9780810881969). LC2011-016306

Alex Murray and Jessica Whyte. The Agamben Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011. 219p. alk. paper, $40.00 (ISBN 9780748640584). LCCN 2011-431345. Born in 1942, Giorgio Agamben is considered a leading figure in philosophy and political theory, one who is known for challenging the Western political tradition. After completing his studies in law and philosophy, and earning his d...