ABSTRACT This paper examines modern Korean politics through the framework of Giorgio Agamben's theories of sovereign power, bare life, and the state of exception. Though his political analysis draws from the European history, we... more
ABSTRACT This paper examines modern Korean politics through the framework of Giorgio Agamben's theories of sovereign power, bare life, and the state of exception. Though his political analysis draws from the European history, we contend that the nature of his method attests to the possibility of analogical examples in non-Western places. Thus, we argue that a postcolonial encounter with Agamben may enrich our understanding of sovereignty and political geography. In the Korean context, such an analysis needs to consider that sovereign power has been shaped by the itineraries of colonialism and empire. Korea's political space is deeply marked by the legacy of Japanese colonialism, the imperial interventions by the U.S., and the division of the peninsula. Thus, Korea offers a valuable lens through which to read Agamben's critique of sovereignty. Our paper offers such a reading to argue that a state of exception functions as the underlying nomos for postcolonial Korea.
... Cite as: Wainwright J, Prudham S, Glassman J, 2000, "The battles in Seattle: microgeographies of resistance and the challenge of building alternative futures" Environment and Planning D: Society and Space... more
... Cite as: Wainwright J, Prudham S, Glassman J, 2000, "The battles in Seattle: microgeographies of resistance and the challenge of building alternative futures" Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 18(1) 5 – 13 Download citation data in RIS format. ...
Publication Date: 2000
Publication Name: Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
... And that is what we see in the photograph, the going everywhere. Nature, economy, and the space ^ place distinction ... Drawing upon Derrida's notion of diffe¨rance, we illustrate two such entanglements, the relation of... more
... And that is what we see in the photograph, the going everywhere. Nature, economy, and the space ^ place distinction ... Drawing upon Derrida's notion of diffe¨rance, we illustrate two such entanglements, the relation of space^place with nature and with economy. ...
Publication Date: 2009
Publication Name: Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
The attention given to indigenous peoples' use of maps to make claims to land and rights of self-government raises the question: what exactly it is that these maps do? This paper outlines an analytic for... more
The attention given to indigenous peoples' use of maps to make claims to land and rights of self-government raises the question: what exactly it is that these maps do? This paper outlines an analytic for examining indigenous mapping projects, drawing upon two prominent ...
In September 2006, Singapore played host to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) andWorld Bank Annual Board of Governors' Meetings, one of the principal stages for elite consensus building and also a magnet for networks of... more
In September 2006, Singapore played host to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) andWorld Bank Annual Board of Governors' Meetings, one of the principal stages for elite consensus building and also a magnet for networks of transnational activists. Through an examination of the ...
