Biopolitics by Timothy Campbell

Biopolitics by Timothy Campbell

A compilation of the primary texts-by Foucault, Arendt, Agamben, Badiou, and other theorists-that laid the ground for contemporary thinking about biopolitics, or the relations between life and politics.

“[A]n essential resource for graduate students and those new to the topic of biopolitics as well as a useful tool for the few with specialist knowledge” -- Diana Stypinska * Sociological Review *
"This reader will be a landmark resource as scholarly engagement with biopolitics continues to expand in the coming years. It brings together in a single volume essential texts in the evolution of thinking about the biopolitical in the wake of the formative thought of Foucault and, later, Agamben. In addition, the selections are framed by a wonderfully nuanced and incisive introduction."—Cary Wolfe, author of Before the Law: Humans and Other Animals in a Biopolitical Frame
“This is an indispensable collection, both for how it exposes the limits of Foucault’s thought and for the ways it illuminates the dark junctures of life and the sciences of Aristotle’s ‘master art’ politics.” -- David W. Swain * Kritikon Litterarum *
 "Biopolitics: A Reader provides a comprehensive overview of this diverse and multidisciplinary field. Editors Timothy Campbell and Adam Sitze demonstrate that biopolitics is not merely an academic fad, but rather, that it marks ‘the intersection, or perhaps reciprocal incorporation, of life and politics.’" -- Jay Daniel Thompson * Somatechnics *
“[A] comprehensive resource for newcomers, as well as those already familiar with biopolitics.” -- Rosalind G. Williams * Political Studies Review *

Timothy Campbell is Professor of Italian Studies and Chair of Romance Studies at Cornell University. He is the author of Wireless Writing in the Age of Marconi.

Adam Sitze is Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought at Amherst College. He is the author of The Impossible Machine: A Genealogy of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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ISBN 13	9780822353355
ISBN 10	0822353350
Title	Biopolitics
Author	Timothy Campbell
Series	A John Hope Franklin Center Book
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Duke University Press
Year published	2013-12-09
Number of pages	456
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