"What does it mean to be subject to desubjectification?" (142).

I particularly responded to this Agamben quote questioning peoples' ability to assume the "vacant place" of the subject when they have lost the self-identity necessary to be a subject. The very fact that the place, however, is referred to as "vacant" produces a sentiment of emptiness, much like the individual himself. Can an empty person assume an empty position? For Agamben, the empty person or the "muselmann" loses touch with reality and therefore cannot act as a witness to himself or utilize the "I" shifter. As mentioned in lecture, Agamben opposes the idea that in order to be human, language must be employed as he believes this idea would exclude the musselmann from humanity. By believing the musselmann cannot perceive himself fully and will consequentially fall prey to desubjectification, Agamben also excludes the muselmann from humanity--to what degree is a "subject" solely a tangible being and to what degree is a "subject" the ability to use "I"?