Derrida and other animals : the boundaries of the human

STILL, JUDITH

Abstract

Analyses Derrida’s late writings on animals, especially his seminars The Beast and the Sovereign
Makes extensive reference to the two volumes of Derrida’s seminar series The Beast and the Sovereign
Pays particular attention to Derrida's intertexts, such as Defoe, Hobbes, La Fontaine, Rousseau, Agamben and Heidegger
Two chapters explore contemporary women’s animal fictions, and imagined metamorphoses, looking at work by Carter, Cixous, Darrieussecq, Duffy, NDiaye, Tsvetaeva and Vivien
Judith 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.

Citation

STILL, J. (2015). Derrida and other animals : the boundaries of the human. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Deposit Date: Sep 23, 2015
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Pages: 408
• ISBN: 9780748680979
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1105587
• Related Public URLs: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-derrida-and-other-animals.html
• Additional Information: Still, J. (2015). Derrida and other animals : the boundaries of the human. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.