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The dispositif between Foucault and Agamben

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posted on 2023-06-08, 19:36 authored by Tom Frost
This article interrogates the specter of resistance in the writings of Giorgio Agamben and Michel Foucault, arguing they open up divergent ways of theorizing resistance to power. This article’s focus is on both philosophers’ use and interpretation of the dispositif, or apparatus, which controls and orders subjects, and which is the target for forms of resistance. Whereas for Foucault resistance is a practice existing as a transcendent possibility for any individual, Agamben reads such transcendent forms of resistance as ultimately reinforcing the control of the dispositif, arguing that only a turn to ontology and immanent politics can resistance be meaningful.

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  • Published

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Journal

Law, Culture and the Humanities

ISSN

1743-8721

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SAGE Publications

Issue

1

Volume

15

Page range

151-171

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  • Law Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-01-19

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2015-01-19

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2015-01-17

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