Abstract: Aesthetic politics is an important dimension of literature research. Agamben’s reflection on biopolitics after Auschwitz massacre is mainly embodied in three important dimensions: “concentration camp”, “living dead” and “witness”. Firstly, the brutality of Auschwitz creates material space for an “exceptional state” for Nazi supremacy. Secondly, the “living dead” in the concentration camp is an important representation of Agamben’s “homo sacer” series and the extreme image of “naked life”. Thirdly, “witness” after Auschwitz massacre means “residual” traumatic memory and “surviving” expressions and other issues. With the attitude of paying attention to biopolitics, Agamben highlights the orientation of poetic justice and critical aesthetics. His reflection on aesthetic politics after Auschwitz has enriched the literary theory space of contemporary western left-wing thought.

Key words: post-Auschwitz, the concentration camp, “living dead”, witness, aesthetic politics