PHM4920

Contemporary European thought B: Derrida

(ART)

Karen Green and Claire Colebrook

8 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: The work of Jacques Derrida, his strategy of deconstruction and critique of logocentrism. Topics include phonocentrism and logocentrism, linguistics and grammatology, speech and writing, and difference. The relationship between Derrida0s thought and analytic philosophy of language is emphasised.

Assessment: Written (6000 words): 100% + OR + Essay (3000 words) and examination (3 hours): 100%