What in the hell …

For starters, read their manifesto. (According to a note, in addition to Miguel Benasayag both Balibar and Badiou were members of the group, which I didn’t know. Must get more info on that.)

J’etudie les francais (un petit), et j’apprends “Quand on est avec ses amis, on ne veut pas parler des mouches et du plafond.” C’est dommage.

Since finding reference to “workers of thought” and “workers of the head” in the Sewell book I’ve found similar language. The Chainworkers‘ uniting of “brainworkers and chainworkers” isn’t a new thing. (more…)

From Makeworlds, Deleuze on human rights (via) -

“Law isn’t created through declarations of human rights. Creation, in law, is jurisprudence, and that’s the only thing there is. So: fighting for jurisprudence. That’s what being on the left is about. It’s creating the right.”

This quote is a briefer excerpt of a brief excerpt worth reading in its entirety. I’m not generally fussed either way about human rights, I figure if that’s an idiom people use to express something I agree with then great. If not, then not. But this bit about fighting for jurisprudence, being on the left is about creating law, creating right…? What’s with that? Left wing of capital-and-sovereignty, perhaps? It reminds me of Negri (which reminds me, I need to chase up the reference where he says movements always express a juridical aspiration). I’m all for this perspective tactically, if it makes sense and has an aggregation power or effect, but I don’t take the long term goal to be the production of right, creation in law, but the rupture and breakdown thereof - law destroying rather than law preserving violence.

I just read a set of reviews of a book of Steve’s. I’ve not read the book yet, but I plan to as it sounds interesting. This is a bit of a tangent relative to the reviews and such, but I was quite struck by a comment in the beginning of the review by Kathleen Fitzpatrick. (more…)

Another post in ignorance (more…)

It’s an essay by Schmitt. Luke posted a link to a PDF copy of it in his contribution to the LS Schmittfest. I’ve been reading and taking notes on it. (more…)