Derrida and Africa Jacques Derrida as a figure for African thought / edited by Grant Farred ; afterword by Jean-Paul Martinon.
| Other author | Farred, Grant. |
| Other author | Martinon, Jean-Paul. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020] |
| Description | xxxii, 102 pages : 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | African philosophy: critical perspectives and global dialogue African philosophy (Lanham, Md.) ^A1410752 |
| Contents | Introduction : Africa, still remains / Grant Farred -- The place that is not here : Derrida's Africa and the haunting of place / Bruce B. Janz -- Deconstruction as diaspora : on Derrida, Africa, and identity's deferral / John E. Drabinski -- Jacques Derrida : figure of maternal thought / Nicolette Bragg -- Setting, an example : Derrida's South Africa (and ours) / Jan Steyn -- Jacques Derrida as an African philosopher : some considerations from Francophone African philosophy / Kasareka Kavwahirehi -- Afterword : respect for Derrida in/and Africa / Jean-Paul Martinon. |
| Abstract | "Derrida and Africa takes up Jacques Derrida as a figure of thought in relation to Africa, with a focus on Derrida's writings specifically on Africa, which were influenced in part by his childhood in El Biar. From chapters that take up Derrida as Mother to contemplations on how to situate Derrida in relation to other African philosophers, from essays that connect deconstruction and diaspora to a chapter that engages the ways in which Derrida--especially in a text such as Monolingualism of the Other: or, the Prosthesis of Origin--is haunted by place to a chapter that locates Derrida firmly in postapartheid South Africa, Derrida in/and Africa is the insistent line of inquiry. Edited by Grant Farred, this collection asks: What is Derrida to Africa?, What is Africa to Derrida?, and What is this specter called Africa that haunts Derrida?" -- Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019951228 |
| ISBN | 1498581897 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781498581899 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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