Cultural Reader

What happens when we apply deconstruction not only to texts but to systems of law , political institutions , and ethical decisions ? The re...

At the heart of deconstruction is an insight that Derrida develops repeatedly, and never quite the same way twice: language works by repeti...

Thinking in Pairs Western philosophy, literature, and culture often think in pairs . Truth and falsehood. Mind and body. Reason and emotion...

What's the Différance? To understand Derrida, one must begin—not with a definition, but with a delay. The term différance , introduced ...

Let’s begin at the beginning - but remember, Derrida would already raise an eyebrow at that. Beginnings are always suspicious. They claim to...

Key terms and concepts in J acques Derrida's theory of deconstruction: Deconstruction Deconstruction is a mode of critical thinking an...

Clifford Geertz’s interpretive anthropology , grounded in the concept of thick description , revolutionized the study of culture by emphasiz...

The intellectual exchange between Hélène Cixous and Jacques Derrida represents a significant intersection in contemporary philosophical dis...

Stanley Fish’s literary thought was heavily influenced by the work of Jacques Derrida and Richard Rorty. Fish's later work was more inf...

Judith Butler 's work on gender theory is heavily influenced by the post-structuralist theories of Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida. ...