Dawne McCance est une professeure émérite dont le travail explore les fondements philosophiques de la littérature et de l'université moderne. Elle est reconnue pour son engagement approfondi envers les écrits de Jacques Derrida, examinant particulièrement ses perspectives sur les institutions académiques. Son érudition analyse de manière critique des questions complexes d'interprétation et les structures du savoir au sein du milieu universitaire. L'écriture de McCance offre une perspective unique pour comprendre l'intersection de la philosophie, de la littérature et de l'enseignement supérieur.
This book offers an in-depth examination of essential theoretical frameworks and significant issues within the field. It provides a thorough analysis that highlights various perspectives, making it a valuable resource for students and scholars seeking to understand complex concepts and debates. The content is designed to foster critical thinking and encourage exploration of diverse viewpoints, ensuring a well-rounded grasp of the subject matter.
Focusing on Jacques Derrida's influential life and extensive body of work, this volume provides an insightful overview of his writings from the 1960s until his death in 2004. It highlights key themes, significant philosophical concepts, and the religious figures that shaped his thought, making it an essential resource for undergraduate students seeking to understand Derrida's impact on contemporary philosophy.
Exploring the intersection of ethics and textuality, this collection of original essays delves into how texts function as posts or messages. It presents innovative analyses through the lenses of reconstruction, psychoanalysis, and genealogy, raising critical questions about reading and writing in a context devoid of a clear sender or predetermined audience. The work challenges conventional notions of communication and invites readers to reconsider the implications of authorship and interpretation in contemporary discourse.
Exploring the Medusa-effect, the author critiques the modern research university's philosophy through an audiocentric lens. By examining the historical discourse initiated by Kant and extending through Hegel and Heidegger, she highlights how fear of a deaf and mute feminine figure leads to a metaphorical silencing of the institution itself. McCance connects this phonocentrism to aural imagery, revealing how foundational texts reflect a deep-seated anxiety that ultimately stifles communication and understanding. The book also discusses contemporary attempts to overcome this petrification.
Based on archival translations of Derrida's as-yet untapped (1975-76) La vie la mort seminar, McCance's The Reproduction of Life Death offers an unprecedented study of Derrida's engagement both with the logic of reproduction held by 1970s molecular biology and genetics and with reproductivity as theorized and performed by Freud in Beyond the Pleasure Principle.