GIORGIO AGAMBEN Sept. 16, 2022, Quodlibet MY TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL IN ITALIAN “There are seven parts of the night: the Vespers, the twilight, Conticinium, Intempest, Gallicinium, Matins, and Diluculus.” Isidore, Etymologies I. Vespers.

Giorgio Agamben’s speech at the Doubt And Precaution Commission (DU.PRE Commissione) on November 28, 2022. Translation from Italian “In the terminology of criminal law, an accomplice is the one who has engaged in conduct that in itself does not constitute a crime, but assists the criminal action of another person, the offender. We are being faced with individuals — indeed an entire society — that…

My translation of the Quodlibet text. Italian original is here. Previously, I posted an English translation of the transcription of his actual speech, this is a re-worked version for print, which I found even superior to the spoken version. “To begin with, I would like to take up some of…

Interview with Giorgio Agamben by Arno Widmann for Frankfurter Rundschau, June 30, 2019 English translation by Lena Bloch, original publication in German here. Crisis as a permanent state: “We live in a permanent state of emergency declared by the state,” said Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. Mr. Agamben, what does your name mean? Philologists explained to me that it comes from Armenian: Agambenian, child of Agamben. But I don’t know what Agamben means…

Gorbachev — instead of obituary My translation of the article on Strategic Culture Foundation on 31.08.2022 | by Alexander DUDCHAK …Foreigners started buying up Russia for peanuts Gorbachev was never the naive advocate of “change” he tried to appear to be. Gorbachev systematically, starting in 1985, through the adoption and implementation of various decisions of the party and the government, created structures…

— — — — — — — — — Translation of the essays, written by Giorgio Agamben, published on Quodlibet on March 8, 13, 15 and 17, 2023. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The two faces of power 1 “Any investigation of politics is vitiated by a preliminary terminological ambiguity, which condemns to misunderstanding those who undertake it. Let it…

The Telegraph published the internal messaging of the health team that led Britain’s pandemic response. English translation of the original Italian article by the nom de plume “Piccole Note” on the Antidiplomatico website. The Telegraph has published the internal messaging of the health team leading Britain’s pandemic response. And what emerges is disturbing. Indeed, the primary concern of both the team and Health Minister Matt…

My translation of Agamben’s intervention on Quodlibet, January 24, 2023 Original Italian is here. “After what has happened in the past two years, it is difficult not to feel somewhat diminished, not to feel — whether one wants to or not — a kind of shame. This is not about the shame that Marx called “a kind of anger turned…

How the citizenry in the West is being brainwashed 24/7. The creation of the “official narrative”. Propaganda machine — originally published in La Fionda, Italy, by Alberto Bradanini, January 5, 2023 Introduction According to the prevailing narrative, propaganda, i.e., the systemic production of falsehoods, would affect only nations lacking freedom of expression, autocratic, authoritarian or dictatorial countries (appellations, admittedly, attributed according to convenience). In authoritarian countries, with…