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Society Against The State

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

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Writing on the Body: From Kafka to Primitive Societies

This chapter explores the concept of writing on the body, drawing connections to Kafka's 'The Penal Colony' and testimonies from prisoners in the USSR. It delves into the significance of marking the body in primitive societies and contrasts it with the extreme ways the body is marked in different societies.

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