Re-reading Derrida

Perspectives on Mourning and Its Hospitalities

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, Theory
Cover of the book Re-reading Derrida by , Lexington Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780739177266
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: March 8, 2013
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780739177266
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: March 8, 2013
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

Re-reading Derrida: Perspectives on Mourning and its Hospitalities, edited by Tony Thwaites and Judith Seaboyer, is a unique collaborative exploration of the legacies of the late philosopher, Jacques Derrida, across a wide variety of fields.
Anchoring the book are two major essays on mourning by two of the best-known Derridean thinkers today, who were close friends of Derrida: J. Hillis Miller and Derek Attridge. Each of the other essays has been written to respond to these, and—in a novel move—to at least two of the other contributions. As a result, the very form of the book is a way of exploring the thematics of hospitality, and the ways in which disciplines open themselves to one another, extending lines of flight across the archipelagos of knowledge—the politics of the memorial, poetry, trauma, film, neoliberalism, the novel, and psychoanalysis. Throughout the book themes and concerns recur, each time refracted, developed, and questioned under the pressures of new conjunctures.

As the editors’ Introduction argues, what the book seeks to show is not that a certain general body of theoretical work can be applied in all sorts of areas, but something more interesting: that from the outset, theoretical work itself takes on its meaning only in its grappling with the specific, the singular, even the unique. Miller’s and Attridge’s essays have at their heart, after all, the loss of a friend.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Re-reading Derrida: Perspectives on Mourning and its Hospitalities, edited by Tony Thwaites and Judith Seaboyer, is a unique collaborative exploration of the legacies of the late philosopher, Jacques Derrida, across a wide variety of fields.
Anchoring the book are two major essays on mourning by two of the best-known Derridean thinkers today, who were close friends of Derrida: J. Hillis Miller and Derek Attridge. Each of the other essays has been written to respond to these, and—in a novel move—to at least two of the other contributions. As a result, the very form of the book is a way of exploring the thematics of hospitality, and the ways in which disciplines open themselves to one another, extending lines of flight across the archipelagos of knowledge—the politics of the memorial, poetry, trauma, film, neoliberalism, the novel, and psychoanalysis. Throughout the book themes and concerns recur, each time refracted, developed, and questioned under the pressures of new conjunctures.

As the editors’ Introduction argues, what the book seeks to show is not that a certain general body of theoretical work can be applied in all sorts of areas, but something more interesting: that from the outset, theoretical work itself takes on its meaning only in its grappling with the specific, the singular, even the unique. Miller’s and Attridge’s essays have at their heart, after all, the loss of a friend.

More books from Lexington Books

Cover of the book Sustaining Identity, Recapturing Heritage by
Cover of the book Fantasy Sports and the Changing Sports Media Industry by
Cover of the book Administrative Discretion in Action by
Cover of the book Impacts of Cultural Capital on Student College Choice in China by
Cover of the book Uncovering Indigenous Models of Leadership by
Cover of the book Italy's Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century by
Cover of the book Gender, Conflict, Peace, and UNSC Resolution 1325 by
Cover of the book Discoveries of Medically Themed Media by
Cover of the book Reproductive Rights in New York and New Jersey by
Cover of the book The Hidden Life of the Sixth Dalai Lama by
Cover of the book The Trouble with Textbooks by
Cover of the book Society, History, and the Global Human Condition by
Cover of the book History of American Political Thought by
Cover of the book The Problem of Evil by
Cover of the book The First to Cry Down Injustice? by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy