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How to read Derrida / Penelope Deutscher.

By: Series: How to readPublication details: London : Granta Books, 2005.Description: xii, 132 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780393328790
  • 1862077681
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Contents:
Deconstructive reading -- Reading as intervention -- Differance -- Undecidables -- Culture, gender, and politics -- The context of communication -- Mourning and hospitality -- Giving and forgiving -- Justice and the law -- Perfectibility.
Summary: An idiosyncratic and controversial French philosopher, Jacques Derrida inspired change in many disciplines, including law, literature and anthropology. This text makes approaching Derrida's work less fearsome and gives helpful advice on how to interpret his writings.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Red 194 DER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 03723

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Deconstructive reading -- Reading as intervention -- Differance -- Undecidables -- Culture, gender, and politics -- The context of communication -- Mourning and hospitality -- Giving and forgiving -- Justice and the law -- Perfectibility.

An idiosyncratic and controversial French philosopher, Jacques Derrida inspired change in many disciplines, including law, literature and anthropology. This text makes approaching Derrida's work less fearsome and gives helpful advice on how to interpret his writings.