Derrida and the future of the liberal arts : professions of faith
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Derrida and the future of the liberal arts : professions of faith
(Bloomsbury studies in continental philosophy)
, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-267) and index
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Description
Derrida and the Future of the Liberal Arts highlights the Derridean assertion that the university must exist 'without condition' - as a bastion of intellectual freedom and oppositional activity whose job it is to question mainstream society. Derrida argued that only if the life of the mind is kept free from excessive corporate influence and political control can we be certain that the basic tenets of democracy are being respected within the very societies that claim to defend democratic principles.
This collection contains eleven essays drawn from international scholars working in both the humanities and social sciences, and makes a well-grounded and comprehensive case for the importance of Derridean thought within the liberal arts today. Written by specialists in the fields of philosophy, literature, history, sociology, geography, political science, animal studies, and gender studies, each essay traces deconstruction's contribution to their discipline, explaining how it helps keep alive the 'unconditional', contrapuntal mission of the university. The book offers a forceful and persuasive corrective to the current assault on the liberal arts.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Derrida and the Future of the Liberal Arts Mary Caputi and Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. \ Part I Derrida and the Question of the University \ 1. Derrida, Deconstruction, and the University Mary Caputi, Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., and Keith Woodward \ 2. What Is the Institutional Form of Thinking? Simon Critchley \ Part II Derrida and the Future of the Liberal Arts: Disciplinary Professions of Faith \ 3. Grammatology Revisited: Derrida on Language, Truth and Deviant Logic Christopher Norris \ 4. Derrida and Literary Studies Jonathan Culler \ 5. Deconstructing History Mark Mason \ 6. Third Wave Feminism, Derridean Ragpicking, and the Liberal Arts Mary Caputi \ 7. Reading and Teaching Derrida in Departments of French and Francophone Literature and Cultural Studies Clorinda Donato \ 8. Derrida, Animals, and the Future of the Humanities Matthew Calarco \ 9. The Name of Sociology and the Trace of Derrida Colm J. Kelly \ 10. A Most Inhospitable Discipline: Jacques Derrida and the "Political Science to Come" Diane Rubenstein \ 11. Spacing Deconstruction Keith Woodward \ Afterword, In Brief - Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. and Mary Caputi \ Bibliography \ Index
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