Derrida and Africa

Jacques Derrida as a Figure for African Thought
Herausgeber: Farred, Grant

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Taking up Jacques Derrida as a figure of thought in relation to Africa, this edited collection poses the questions: What is Derrida to Africa? And, its corollary, what is Africa to Derrida?

Produktdetails

• African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 361g
• ISBN-13: 9781498581899
• ISBN-10: 1498581897
• Artikelnr.: 57579579

Autorenporträt

Edited by Grant Farred - Afterword by Jean-Paul Martinon - Contributions by Bruce B. Janz; John E. Drabinski; Nicolette Bragg; Jan Steyn and Kasereka Kavwahirehi

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Introduction: Africa, Still Remains Grant Farred 1.The Place That
Is Not Here: Derrida's Africa and the Haunting of Place Bruce B. Janz
2.Deconstruction as Diaspora: On Derrida, Africa, and Identity's Deferral
John E. Drabinski 3.Jacques Derrida: Figure of Maternal Thought Nicolette
Bragg 4.Setting, an Example: Derrida's South Africa (and Ours) Jan Steyn
5.Jacques Derrida as an African Philosopher: Some considerations from
Francophone African Philosophy Kasareka Kavwahirehi Afterword: Respect for
Derrida in/and Africa Jean-Paul Martinon About the Editor About the
Contributors