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Book SynopsisDerrida and Africa: Jacques Derrida as a Figure for African Thought takes up Jacques Derrida as a thought in relation to Africa, with a focus on Derrida's writings specifically on Africa, 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 chapterthat engages the ways in whichDerridaespecially in a text such as Monolingualism of the Other Or the Prosthesis of Originis 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 ContentsContents Introduction: Africa, Still Remains Grant Farred 1.The Place That Is Not Here: Derrida’s Africa and the Haunting of Place Bruce B. Janz 2.Deconstruction as Diaspora: On Derrida, Africa, and Identity’s Deferral John E. Drabinski 3.Jacques Derrida: Figure of Maternal Thought Nicolette Bragg 4.Setting, an Example: Derrida’s South Africa (and Ours) Jan Steyn 5.Jacques Derrida as an African Philosopher: Some considerations from Francophone African Philosophy Kasareka Kavwahirehi Afterword: Respect for Derrida in/and Africa Jean-Paul Martinon About the Editor About the Contributors
