Pt. 1, Critique of sovereignty. Singularity or the dignity of individuation ; Exception and critique ; Bataille's special use of the concept of sovereignty -- Pt. 2, Sovereignty and labor. Ax and fire : knowledge production and the superexploitation of contingent academic labor ; Sovereign,...

Work as a curse -- Work as freedom -- Work as a commodity -- Work as occupational citizenship -- Work as disutility -- Work as personal fulfillment -- Work as a social relation -- Work as caring for others -- Work as identity -- Work as service -- Conclusion : work matters