Bodies in Revolt
This space was something that was inevitable.
- The End of Man: A Reflection on LegibilityIn a small memoir on photographs that sit in his office, the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben laments an unheeded warning in Hannah Arendt’s work. To Agamben, Arendt’s time to be read has passed: If it is true, as Benjamin writes, that every book carries with it a historical index that marks the moment when itContinue reading “The End of Man: A Reflection on Legibility”
- Heredity’s Fragment: A Note on DemocracyIn the second lecture of Foucault’s course at the Collège de France, “Society Must Be Defended”, we are introduced to the discourse on right within modern political thought in the context of a prolonged war. This war will be, for Foucault, the object of his analysis. It will guide the developments, breaks, and shifts inContinue reading “Heredity’s Fragment: A Note on Democracy”
- The Face of the Eye of Power: On Slipping Subjectivities[manuscript for presentation at Stony Brook] To Have No Face: Introduction Like so many Foucault conference papers start with an epigraphical quotation of Deleuze, I will, in turn, start mine with a quote from Michel Foucault: do you think that I would keep so persistently to my task, if I were not preparing – withContinue reading “The Face of the Eye of Power: On Slipping Subjectivities”
- A Preparatory Note To An EvacuationWe Stand Without Apology Before a Resigned Philosophy: The history of philosophy is, among many other things, a history of an articulation of a world disclosed exclusively through increasingly refined notions of capacity and ability. In an insurgent context, this would not be a controversial claim. But there is no place in insurgency among thoseContinue reading “A Preparatory Note To An Evacuation”
About Me
Hi, I’m Lillie. Previously a magazine editor, I became a full-time mother and freelance writer in 2017. I spend most of my time with my kids and husband over at The Brown Bear Family but this blog is for my love of food and sharing my favorites with you!
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