Author Archives: Paul Hamilton

About Paul Hamilton

PhD Shakespeare Studies and American Literature

Arrest, Imprisonment, And Bare Life In A State of Emergency

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Paul Hamilton

Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested. (The Trial, Franz Kafka) I’the last night’s storm I such a fellow saw Which made me think a … Continue reading →

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Trumping Shakespeare: Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and the Rise of the Clown Politician

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Paul Hamilton

In a May 26, 2016 Los Angeles Times article, entitled “The theater of Trump: What Shakespeare can teach us about the Donald”, theater critic Charles McNulty undergoes what he calls a “fool’s errand”, a meticulous search in the Bard’s plays … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Shakespeare and the State of Exception

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Paul Hamilton

    The topic of our conference is the “state of exception”. The concept was originated by Carl Schmitt in his book Political Theology (1922) and recently revisited in the important philosophical work by Giorgio Agamben entitled, State of Exception … Continue reading →

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