Tag Archives: Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka: “The Burrow”

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

Written between 1923 and 1924, and published posthumously, Franz Kafka’s short story “The Burrow” is an allegory on the madness of “rational sovereignty”. We share the story to mark the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death.

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Franz Kafka

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

… Kafka tears open the sky behind every gesture; but … the gesture remains the decisive thing, the center of the event. Walter Benjamin, “Franz Kafka: On the Tenth Anniversary of his Death” We mark the centenary of Franz Kafka’s … Continue reading →

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How do we escape The Castle within us?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

In an excellent article that appeared recently in Adbusters (07/09/2012), Andy Merrifield explores the difficulty of thinking/acting insurrection in a society-spectacle where the outside the system has vanished, where the inside is all that remains and where rebellion is the … Continue reading →

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