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Building on my research on passivity and omission, I’ve written a short contribution on Herman Melville’s famous story Bartleby, the Scrivener for WISO, a magazine published by the Tirol Chamber of Labor.

My essay links the narrative about the enigmatic employee of a nineteenth century law firm with a consideration of the conditions of our modern office world.

To go to my essay, click here.

To read Melville’s story (in a wonderful annotated edition), click here.

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