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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?

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: Africa, Still Remains

Grant Farred

The Place That Is Not Here: Derrida’s Africa and the Haunting of PlaceBruce B. Janz

Deconstruction as Diaspora: On Derrida, Africa, and Identity’s DeferralJohn E. Drabinski

Jacques Derrida: Figure of Maternal ThoughtNicolette Bragg

Setting, an Example: Derrida’s South Africa (and Ours)Jan Steyn

Jacques Derrida as an African Philosopher: Some considerations from Francophone African PhilosophyKasareka Kavwahirehi

Afterword: Respect for Derrida in/and Africa

Jean-Paul Martinon

About the Editor

About the Contributors

Product details

Published Oct 17 2019
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 1
ISBN 9781978751972
Imprint Lexington Books
Series African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Grant Farred

Contributor

Bruce B. Janz

Contributor

Nicolette Bragg

Contributor

Jan Steyn

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