
To Follow
The Wake of Jacques Derrida
Peggy Kamuf(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 12. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7486-5509-0 (ISBN)
Description
'Already recognized as one of the most brilliant critical voices on both sides of the Atlantic, Peggy Kamuf''s book demonstrates her exemplarity as a reader of Derrida's texts. From her remarks on sovereignty and possibility to her commentaries on death and mourning, Kamuf's writing bears witness to an outstanding mind at work.'
Lawrence D. Kritzman, John D. Willard Professor of French, Oratory and Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College
'Jacques Derrida used the phrases "friendly vigilance" and "rigorous collaboration" to describe Peggy Kamuf's long engagement with his work. This volume amply demonstrates those qualities: a warm appreciation of his achievement and the positive force of his example together with an acute eye, and ear, for the fine details of his language and his argumentation. No-one gets closer to both the spirit and the letter of Derrida's writing.'
Derek Attridge, University of York
This book, newly available in paperback, collects ten years of Peggy Kamuf's writing on the work and friendship of Jacques Derrida.The chapters engage with a broad array of Derrida's work, from the 1960s to the posthumous publication of his teaching seminars. She also considers press interviews and the collaboration on the film D'ailleurs Derrida. These close readings - newly available in paperback - are punctuated by brief recollections from their long friendship.
Lawrence D. Kritzman, John D. Willard Professor of French, Oratory and Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College
'Jacques Derrida used the phrases "friendly vigilance" and "rigorous collaboration" to describe Peggy Kamuf's long engagement with his work. This volume amply demonstrates those qualities: a warm appreciation of his achievement and the positive force of his example together with an acute eye, and ear, for the fine details of his language and his argumentation. No-one gets closer to both the spirit and the letter of Derrida's writing.'
Derek Attridge, University of York
This book, newly available in paperback, collects ten years of Peggy Kamuf's writing on the work and friendship of Jacques Derrida.The chapters engage with a broad array of Derrida's work, from the 1960s to the posthumous publication of his teaching seminars. She also considers press interviews and the collaboration on the film D'ailleurs Derrida. These close readings - newly available in paperback - are punctuated by brief recollections from their long friendship.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-5509-0 (9780748655090)
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Peggy Kamuf writes on literary theory and contemporary French thought, particularly that of Jacques Derrida. She has translated numerous texts by Derrida and several works by Helene Cixous, including Insister of Jacques Derrida (EUP 2007). Director of the Derrida Seminars Translation Project, she also co-edits the series publishing Derrida's teaching seminars in English. She is Marion Frances Chevalier Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California.
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Marion Frances Chevalier Professor of French and Comparative LiteratureUniversity of Southern California
Content
Acknowledgments; Works by Jacques Derrida Cited; Introduction: Watchwords; 1. Tape-Recorded Surprise: Derrida Interviewed; 2. "Bartleby," or Decision: A Note on Allegory; 3. Urgent Translation; 4. Coming to the Beginning; 5. To Follow; 6. La Morsure; 7. "One day someone . . ."; 8. The Affect of America; 9. From Now On; 10. Stunned: Derrida on Film; 11. Aller a la ligne; 12. Composition Displacement; 13. The Ear, Who?; 14. To Do Justice to "Rousseau," Irreducibly; 15. The Deconstitution of Psychoanalysis; 16. The Philosopher, As Such, and the Death Penalty; Epitaph; Index.