Oh, mhm. Excuse me please! You are Michel,
aren’t you?
Yes, of course…
Fantastic! You’re absolutely one of my
intellectual heroes!
However, I thought you were dead...
That’s what I also thought. But they
didn’t let me die.
Who, „they“?
Well, the power. You know, in my books
I analyzed and described how
the technologies of power undergo historical changes. In the
18th century,
a kind of new power emerged whose highest function was no longer to kill,
but to invest life through and through...
Yeah, I sort of recall that. This is in
History of Sexuality, right?
Correct. If you don’t mind, I quote myself:
„During this period, the old power of death that symbolized sovereign power was carefully
supplanted
by the administration of bodies and the calculated management of life.“
Mmh, I guess I don’t understand.
So what
you’re saying is that this new kind of power, the “bio-power” as you call it, is the
reason for you not being dead?
Oh no, no. I did die in 1984. But this
death only concerned my biological body, i.e. the human being named Michel.
– As you can
see, I survived as a puppet. It’s a big surprise, even for myself!
My conclusion is
that there must be a kind of puppet power, which is very mysterious…
So you’re saying that there is not just
this famous bio-power.
You claim that there exists a secret power of puppets, perhaps
equally strong?
That’s what I’m currently trying to
find out.
I see, ok. Then I don’t want to disturb
you any longer. Thank you and bye bye
