Deconstruction, Politics, Performatics

Anna R. Burzy¿ska

ISBN 10: 3631674341 / ISBN 13: 9783631674345

Published by Peter Lang, 2019

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In recent years, the terms 'ethics,' 'politics,' 'performativity,' and 'experience' have proliferated throughout the discourse of the humanities. However, it is rarely noted that their contemporary understanding has been shaped by the works of Jacques Derrida, who has employed all these concepts since the mid-1960s. The aim of this book is to present the lesser discussed topics of Derrida's thought - not only as the creator of a specific mode of interpretation called 'deconstruction' but also as an initiator of recent ethical and political reflection, a pioneer of performatics, and a precursor of current research on experience. At the same time, the book provides a panorama of the most important changes in the humanities of the last thirty years, and in particular - the ethical, performative, and empirical turns.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deconstruction, Politics, Performatics
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631674341
• ISBN 13: 9783631674345
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 26D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 26 millimeters depth
• Weight: 645 grams

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Synopsis

In recent years, the terms "ethics," "politics," "performativity," and "experience" have proliferated throughout the discourse of the humanities. However, it is rarely noted that their contemporary understanding has been shaped by the works of Jacques Derrida, who has employed all these concepts since the mid-1960s. The aim of this book is to present the lesser discussed topics of Derrida’s thought – not only as the creator of a specific mode of interpretation called "deconstruction" but also as an initiator of recent ethical and political reflection, a pioneer of performatics, and a precursor of current research on experience. At the same time, the book provides a panorama of the most important changes in the humanities of the last thirty years, and in particular – the ethical, performative, and empirical turns.

About the Author

Anna Burzyńska is a Full Professor of literary studies and the head of the Department of Literary Theory at the Jagiellonian University. She is an author of numerous academic works devoted to changes in the contemporary humanities.