'In this fascinating and important study, Judith Still is "on the track" of Derrida's writings on the human/animal question. She proceeds à pas de loup, presenting, critiquing and amplifying his texts with issues of gender (social and grammatical), the borderline with "less human humans", cannibalism, naming, weaving and much more.' Naomi Segal, Birkbeck, University of London A sustained consideration of the question of Derrida and defining the human in relation to animals Judith Still offers a comprehensive discussion of Derrida's contribution to the long-standing philosophical and political debate which insists on defining 'man' against 'the animal'. She makes extensive reference to the two volumes recently published, in French and English, of Derrida's seminar series The Beast and the Sovereign, with particular attention to his source texts such as Defoe, Hobbes, La Fontaine, Rousseau, Agamben and Heidegger. Added to this close reading of Derrida is a consideration of contemporary women's writings on animals, including work by Carter, Cixous, Darrieussecq, Duffy, NDiaye, Tsvetaeva and Vivien. The result is a challenging series of case studies of the ways in which the defining of man against animality has had an impact on animals and also on those human beings defined as less than fully human - savages, slaves and women. It will appeal to those interested in Derrida and in animal studies, and how these relate to questions of enduring human inequalities whether based on race or sex. Judith Still is Professor of French and Critical Theory and Head of the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at the University of Nottingham. She is the author of Derrida and Hospitality (Edinburgh University Press, 2010). Cover image: Liz Emirzian. Transformation. 2013. Acrylic on Wood. Brooklyn, New York Cover design: [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com
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