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bare life: a standalone construct

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bare life1 CONSTRUCTBare lifeAGAMBEN · POLITICAL

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Political anthropology

life stripped of political standing that can be taken without legal consequence, which Agamben placed at the foundation of sovereign power.

In political anthropology, bare life refers to life stripped of political standing that can be taken without legal consequence, which Agamben placed at the foundation of sovereign power. This meaning comes from Agamben (1998) in Homo sacer.[1]

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References

  1. Agamben, G. (1998). Homo sacer. Bollati Boringhieri. ISBN 9788833911052

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