Bibliograph

Derrida, Zeitgeist Films ; a Jane Doe Films production ; producer, Amy Ziering Kofman ; directed by Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering Kofman

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Derrida, Zeitgeist Films ; a Jane Doe Films production ; producer, Amy Ziering Kofman ; directed by Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering Kofman

Language

fre

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Derrida

Oclc number

540385781100947

Responsibility statement

Zeitgeist Films ; a Jane Doe Films production ; producer, Amy Ziering Kofman ; directed by Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering Kofman

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Summary

Jacques Derrida is best known for having formulated a theoretical analysis commonly referred to as "deconstruction." His writings on language, rhetoric, and philosophy interrogate and challenge the formulations of certain basic precepts of Western metaphysics, such as presence, truth, the position of the subject and nature of identity. Politically active and deeply committed to social justice, he devoted his life work to rethinking positions of racism, power, and oppression using his sharp and surprising analytical skills to address the ways in which they overtly and covertly operate. One of the most cited and influential contemporary intellectual figures, the film illuminates the paradox of Derrida, a person who was at once both extremely private and extremely public

Table Of Contents

Future/l'avenir -- Keys? -- Anecdote -- Deconstruction -- You call this verité? -- Narcissism -- Jacques and Marguerite -- Love -- South Africa and forgiveness -- Seinfeld -- Echo and Narcissus -- Genealogy -- Archive -- Sex lives of philosophers -- Without even an ash

Technique

live action

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