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Derrida and Other Animals: The Boundaries of the Human - Hardcover

Judith Still

 
9780748680979: Derrida and Other Animals: The Boundaries of the Human
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0748680977 ISBN 13: 9780748680979
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2015

Synopsis

This book offers a sustained reading of Derrida's thought concerning definitions of the human in opposition to animals. What is man? Judith Still examines Derrida's contribution to this long standing philosophical and political debate, exploring a range of writings including fables and fiction. This leads to ethical questions about how humans treat animals: sacrificing animals (say, in factory farms) while extending love to pets. And it leads to political questions about how we dehumanise 'outsiders', from historical matters such as colonialism and slavery to contemporary issues such as State Terror in response to 'rogue states'. It combines theoretical rigour and sophistication with a clear and engaging style. It includes analysis of some of the key animals that Derrida' evokes. It offers in depth coverage with detailed attention to Derrida's writing - both in the original French and the impact of the English translation - as well as the contexts in which, and against which, he was writing. It evokes a rich variety of other writers on the subject, from antiquity to the present: from Plato to Plutarch, and from Hobbes to Haraway.

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About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

‘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 LondonA sustained consideration of the question of Derrida and defining the human in relation to animalsJudith 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 YorkCover design:[EUP logo]www.euppublishing.com

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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 LondonA sustained consideration of the question of Derrida and defining the human in relation to animalsJudith 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 YorkCover design:[EUP logo]www.euppublishing.com

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0748680977
ISBN 13 
9780748680979
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
416