"Difference" has been a term of choice in the humanities for the
last few decades, animating an extraordinary variety of work in
philosophy, literary studies, religion, law, the social
sciences-indeed, in virtually every area of the academy.In projects
ranging from deconstructive readings of canonical texts to a
radical rethinking of the sacred, "difference" has been the node
around which theorists have explored questions of conflict, power,
identity, meaning, and knowledge itself in postmodern culture. At
this point, what difference does "difference" make?In this
imaginatively conceived book, Julian Wolfreys talks to thirteen
leading scholars about the place of "difference" in their own work,
in their own fields, and in their teaching. How has intellectual
engagement with difference-its celebration of otherness and
opposition, whether in a work of art or in world politics-shaped
teaching, reading, and writing in today's colleges and
universities? And at a time when identity politics and cultural
critique have been institutionalized by the academy, has
"difference" been domesticated? Personal and revealing, these
conversations come together as a kind of collective self-portrait
of the humanities at one of its important junctures. Thinking
Difference offers provocative reflections on what ideas and
practices will drive the next generation of critical thinking.Here
are original conversations on the career of a key concept with:
Nicholas Royle, Derek Attridge, Peggy Kamuf, Avital Ronell, Arkady
Plotnitsky, John P. Leavey, Jr., Mary Ann Caws, Jonathan Culler,
Gregory L. Ulmer, J. Hillis Miller, John D. Caputo, Kevin Hart, and
Werner HamacherPreface Introduction: "As If I Were Teaching,
inConversation" Julian Wolfreys et al.1. Nicholas Royle The
Beginning Is Haunted: Teaching and the Uncanny2. Derek Attridge
Encountering the Other in the Classroom3. Peggy Kamuf Symptoms of
Response4. Avital Ronell (as interviewed by D. Diane
Davis)Confessions of an Anacoluthon: On Writing, Technology,
Pedagogy, and Politics5. Arkady Plotnitsky Difference beyond
Difference6. John P. Leavey, Jr.Q&A: Whims, Whim-Whams,
Whimsies, and the "Responsiveble" Interview7. Mary Ann Caws
Thinking about This . . . 8. Jonathan Culler Resisting Resistance9.
Kevin Hart Going to University with Socrates10. John D. Caputo In
Praise of Devilish Hermeneutics11. Gregory L. Ulmer A-mail:
Differential Imaging12. J. Hillis Miller The Degree Zero of
Criticism13. Werner Hamacher To Leave the Word to Someone Else
General
Imprint: |
Fordham University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Perspectives in Continental Philosophy |
Release date: |
May 2004 |
First published: |
May 2004 |
Authors: |
Julian Wolfreys
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
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Pages: |
199 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8232-2308-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
Literary theory
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LSN: |
0-8232-2308-6 |
Barcode: |
9780823223084 |
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