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Jacques Derrida and the Humanities: A Critical Reader
Tom Cohen
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Paperback. This is a trans-disciplinary collection dedicated to the work of Jacques Derrida and his work in the humanities. Editor(s): Cohen, Tom. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
The work of Jacques Derrida has transformed our understanding of a range of disciplines in the humanities through its questioning of some of the basic tenets of western metaphysics. This volume is a trans-disciplinary collection dedicated to his work; the assembled contributions - on law, literature, ethics, history, gender, politics and psychoanalysis, among others - constitute an investigation of the role of Derrida's work within the field of humanities, present and future. The volume is distinguished by work on some of his most recent writings, and contains Derrida's own address on 'the future of the humanities'. In addition to its ... Read more
The work of Jacques Derrida has transformed our understanding of a range of disciplines in the humanities through its questioning of some of the basic tenets of western metaphysics. This volume is a trans-disciplinary collection dedicated to his work; the assembled contributions - on law, literature, ethics, history, gender, politics and psychoanalysis, among others - constitute an investigation of the role of Derrida's work within the field of humanities, present and future. The volume is distinguished by work on some of his most recent writings, and contains Derrida's own address on 'the future of the humanities'. In addition to its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521625654
SKU
V9780521625654
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About Tom Cohen
Tom Cohen is Professor at the Department of English at the State University of New York, Albany. He is the author of Anti-Mimesis (Cambridge, 1994)and Ideology and Inscription (Cambridge, 1998). He is also contributing editor of Material Events: Paul de Man and the Afterlife of Theory (2000).
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