Geoffroy de Lagasnerie in conversation with Athena Athanasiou. Based on Geoffroy de Lagasnerie’s new book « Distrusting Kafka », an inspiring reading of Kafka’s texts and a sharp analysis of our present day, Athena Athanasiou discusses power structures, arbitrariness, and violence with the author.

Without having done anything wrong, Josef K. is arrested one morning. With this beginning of the novel « The Trial », along with other stories, Franz Kafka has developed powerful images of the arbitrariness of an anonymous and mysterious justice system. These images leave us stunned and searching for meaning. But do Kafka’s stories help us understand power, the judicial system, and judgment?

Geoffroy de Lagasnerie sheds light on Kafka’s texts within the philosophical discussions of recent years and develops his own position, taking into account both the literary and sociological perspectives, and drawing parallels with today’s police violence and arbitrariness.

Thursday, 06.06.2024, 7:30 pm
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Goethe-Institut Athen
Omirou 14-16, 106 72 Athens

Langage: Français, Anglais et Grec