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Archive Fever Author: Jacques Derrida

ISBN: 9780226143675 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 122 Published: 17 December 1995 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 14.2 x 1.3 Description: In "Archive Fever," Jacques Derrida deftly guides us through an extended meditation on remembrance, religion, time, and technology--fruitfully occasioned by a deconstructive analysis of the notion of archiving. Intrigued by the evocative relationship between technologies of inscription and psychic processes, Derrida offers for the first time a major statement on the pervasive impact of electronic media, particularly e-mail, which threaten to transform the entire public and private space of humanity. Plying this rich material with characteristic virtuosity, Derrida constructs a synergistic reading of archives and archiving, both provocative and compelling. "Judaic mythos, Freudian psychoanalysis, and e-mail all get fused into another staggeringly dense, brilliant slab of scholarship and suggestion."--"The Guardian" " Derrida] convincingly argues that, although the archive is a public entity, it nevertheless is the repository of the private and personal, including even intimate details."--"Choice" "Beautifully written and clear."--Jeremy Barris, "Philosophy in Review" "Translator Prenowitz has ...

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