Event overview
Goldsmiths Literature Seminar
Chris Lloyd (Goldsmiths)
In this paper, Chris Lloyd will look at two texts produced after Hurricane Katrina that examine a Biopolitics revealed by the storm in the city of New Orleans and America at large. While arguing that the storm was a 'Southern one' - i.e., the worst affected were poor and black (as always in the South) -
investigating Eggers and Lee together suggest the complexity of Biopolitics revealed after Katrina.
Dave Eggers' non-fiction narrative explores the life of a Syrian-American who stayed in New Orleans during the storm, but was arrested and illegally detained on suspicions (we presume) of terrorism. This text will be discussed in
relation to Judith Butler's notions of precarious life, particularly after 9/11. The larger scheme of Biopolitics will then be explored through Foucault and Agamben. The Biopolitical realm in New Orleans will then be particularised around the black inhabitants of the city, and through discussion of Spike Lee's documentary.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2011 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm |
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