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| − | '''Giorgio Agamben''' ( | + | '''Giorgio Agamben''' (1942) is one of the leading figures in Italian philosophy and radical political theory, and in recent years, his work has had a deep impact on contemporary scholarship in a number of disciplines in the Anglo-American intellectual world. He is best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, form-of-life and homo sacer. The concept of ''biopolitics'' (borrowed from [[Michel Foucault]]) informs many of his writings. His influences include [[Martin Heidegger]], [[Walter Benjamin]] and Michel Foucault. |
| − | == | + | ==Works== |
| − | + | (in Italian unless noted) | |
| − | * ''L'uomo senza contenuto'', Milano: Rizzoli, 1970; 2nd | + | * ''L'uomo senza contenuto'', Milano: Rizzoli, 1970; 2nd ed., Macerata: Quodlibet, 1994. |
| − | ** ''The Man without Content'', trans. Georgia Albert, 1999. | + | ** ''The Man without Content'', trans. Georgia Albert, 1999. (in English) |
* ''Stanze. La parola e il fantasma nella cultura occidentale'', Torino: Einaudi, 1977. | * ''Stanze. La parola e il fantasma nella cultura occidentale'', Torino: Einaudi, 1977. | ||
| − | ** ''Word and Phantasm in Western Culture'', trans. Ronald L. Martinez, 1992. | + | ** ''Word and Phantasm in Western Culture'', trans. Ronald L. Martinez, 1992. (in English) |
| − | * [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_Il_tempo_che_resta_un_commento_alla_Lettera_ai_Romani_2000.pdf|''Il tempo che resta. Un commento alla «Lettera ai romani»'']], Torino: Bollati Boringhieri, | + | * ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=333 La comunità che viene]'', Torino: Einaudi, 1990. |
| − | * ''Infanzia e storia. Distruzione dell’esperienza e origine della storia'', Torino: Einaudi, 1978; new | + | * [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_Il_tempo_che_resta_un_commento_alla_Lettera_ai_Romani_2000.pdf|''Il tempo che resta. Un commento alla «Lettera ai romani»'']], Torino: Bollati Boringhieri, 2000. |
| − | ** [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_Infancy_and_history_The_destruction_of_experience_1993.pdf|''Infancy and History. The Destruction of Experience'']], trans. Liz Heron, London & New York: Verso, 1993 (in English) | + | * ''Infanzia e storia. Distruzione dell’esperienza e origine della storia'', Torino: Einaudi, 1978; new ed., Torino: Einaudi, 2010. |
| + | ** [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_Infancy_and_history_The_destruction_of_experience_1993.pdf|''Infancy and History. The Destruction of Experience'']], trans. Liz Heron, London & New York: Verso, 1993. (in English) | ||
* ''Mezzi senza fine. Note sulla politica'', Torino: Bollati Boringhieri, 1996, 2008. | * ''Mezzi senza fine. Note sulla politica'', Torino: Bollati Boringhieri, 1996, 2008. | ||
| − | ** [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_Means_without_end_notes_on_politics_2000.pdf|''Means | + | ** [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_Means_without_end_notes_on_politics_2000.pdf|''Means Without End: Notes on Politics'']], trans. Vincenzo Binetti and Cesate Casarino, University of Minnesota Press, 2000. (in English) |
| − | * [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_Potentialities_Collected_Essays_in_Philosophy_2000.pdf|''Potentialities: Collected Essays in Philosophy'']], | + | * [[Media:Agamben_Giorgio_Potentialities_Collected_Essays_in_Philosophy_2000.pdf|''Potentialities: Collected Essays in Philosophy'']], ed., trans. & intro. Daniel Heller-Roazen, Stanford University Press, 1999. (in English) |
| − | * ''Il giorno del giudizio'', | + | * ''Il giorno del giudizio'', Rome: Nottetempo. |
| − | * ''Genius'', | + | * ''Genius'', Rome: Nottetempo, 2004. |
| − | * ''Pilato e Gesù'', | + | * ''Pilato e Gesù'', Rome: Nottetempo, 2013. |
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| + | ===Bibliographies=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.filosofia-italiana.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bibliografia-Agamben.pdf Compiled by Jacopo D’Alonzo], December 2013 | ||
| + | * [http://simongros.com/text/books/giorgio-agamben/ Compiled and annotated by Simon Gros], 2014. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Literature== |
* Matthew Calarco and Steven DeCaroli (eds.), ''Giorgio Agamben: Sovereignty and Life'', Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2007. | * Matthew Calarco and Steven DeCaroli (eds.), ''Giorgio Agamben: Sovereignty and Life'', Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2007. | ||
* Leland de la Durantaye, ''Giorgio Agamben: A Critical Introduction'', Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2009. | * Leland de la Durantaye, ''Giorgio Agamben: A Critical Introduction'', Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2009. | ||
* Henrik Gustafsson and Asbjørn Grønstad (eds.), ''Cinema and Agamben : ethics, biopolitics and the moving image'', Bloomsbury, 2014 | * Henrik Gustafsson and Asbjørn Grønstad (eds.), ''Cinema and Agamben : ethics, biopolitics and the moving image'', Bloomsbury, 2014 | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/9917348/ Scans of his 18 books] | * [http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/9917348/ Scans of his 18 books] | ||
Revision as of 23:04, 25 August 2014
Giorgio Agamben (1942) is one of the leading figures in Italian philosophy and radical political theory, and in recent years, his work has had a deep impact on contemporary scholarship in a number of disciplines in the Anglo-American intellectual world. He is best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, form-of-life and homo sacer. The concept of biopolitics (borrowed from Michel Foucault) informs many of his writings. His influences include Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault.
Contents
Works
(in Italian unless noted)
- L'uomo senza contenuto, Milano: Rizzoli, 1970; 2nd ed., Macerata: Quodlibet, 1994.
- The Man without Content, trans. Georgia Albert, 1999. (in English)
- Stanze. La parola e il fantasma nella cultura occidentale, Torino: Einaudi, 1977.
- Word and Phantasm in Western Culture, trans. Ronald L. Martinez, 1992. (in English)
- La comunità che viene, Torino: Einaudi, 1990.
- Il tempo che resta. Un commento alla «Lettera ai romani», Torino: Bollati Boringhieri, 2000.
- Infanzia e storia. Distruzione dell’esperienza e origine della storia, Torino: Einaudi, 1978; new ed., Torino: Einaudi, 2010.
- Infancy and History. The Destruction of Experience, trans. Liz Heron, London & New York: Verso, 1993. (in English)
- Mezzi senza fine. Note sulla politica, Torino: Bollati Boringhieri, 1996, 2008.
- Means Without End: Notes on Politics, trans. Vincenzo Binetti and Cesate Casarino, University of Minnesota Press, 2000. (in English)
- Potentialities: Collected Essays in Philosophy, ed., trans. & intro. Daniel Heller-Roazen, Stanford University Press, 1999. (in English)
- Il giorno del giudizio, Rome: Nottetempo.
- Genius, Rome: Nottetempo, 2004.
- Pilato e Gesù, Rome: Nottetempo, 2013.
Bibliographies
- Compiled by Jacopo D’Alonzo, December 2013
- Compiled and annotated by Simon Gros, 2014.
Literature
- Matthew Calarco and Steven DeCaroli (eds.), Giorgio Agamben: Sovereignty and Life, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2007.
- Leland de la Durantaye, Giorgio Agamben: A Critical Introduction, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2009.
- Henrik Gustafsson and Asbjørn Grønstad (eds.), Cinema and Agamben : ethics, biopolitics and the moving image, Bloomsbury, 2014
