Serene Richards
Lecturer in law at New York University, London, and author of Biopolitics as a System of Thought; provides scholarly analysis on Agamben, biopolitics, and techno‑capitalist subjectivities such as 'smart being'.
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Nov 4, 2025 • 1h 23min
The Leper in the City (w/ Serene Richards)
Serene Richards, a law lecturer at NYU London and author of Biopolitics as a System of Thought, offers a concise scholarly take on Agamben. She unpacks Homo Sacer and the State of Exception. She explores how biopolitical logic shapes citizenship, refugees, and modern policing. She also introduces Smart Being and how techno‑capitalism quantifies life and hides labor.
