DERRIDA
Directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman
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Best known as the founder of “deconstruction”, Derrida’s work has radically influenced the fields of literature, art, architecture, fashion, music and critical theory, inalterably marking the intellectual landscape of the 20th and 21st centuries. Bursting onto the academic scene in 1967 with the simultaneous publication of major philosophical works (OF GRAMMATOLOGY, WRITING AND DIFFERANCE, SPEECH AND PHENOMENA), Derrida’s writing forged an indelible critique of Western metaphysics and how it affects and structures both language and thought. Directed by the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick (SICK) and Amy Ziering Kofman (a former student), DERRIDA premiered to standing room only crowds and rave reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival before playing in film festivals throughout the world. Its bold visual style, mesmerizing score by Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and novel editorial approach create a rich, lively cinematic experience - one that at once questions, provokes, and entertains. The most ambitious cinematic project ever undertaken with a world class philosopher, DERRIDA is a fascinating portrait of the life and legacy of one of the greatest and most influential intellectual icons of our time.
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Deconstruction in a Nutshell: A Conversation with Jacques Derrida by John D. Caputo
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Responding to questions put to him at a Roundtable held at Villanova University in 1994, Jacques Derrida leads the reader through an illuminating discussion of the central themes of deconstruction. Speaking in English and extemporaneously, Derrida takes up with clarity and eloquence such topics as the task of philosophy, the Greeks, justice, responsibility, the gift, community, the distinction between the messianic and the concrete messianisms, and his interpretation of James Joyce. Derrida convincingly refutes the charges of relativism and nihilism that are often leveled at deconstruction by its critics, and sets forth the profoundly affirmative ethico-political thrust of this work. The Roundtable is annotated by John D. Caputo, the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, who has supplied cross-references to Derrida’s writings, where the reader may find further discussion on these topics. Professor Caputo has also supplied a commentary which elaborates the principal issues raised in the Roundtable.
An ideal volume for students approaching Derrida for the first time, Deconstruction in a Nutshell will prove instructive and illuminating as well for those already familiar with Derrida’s work.
See also:
- Derrida: Online
- Wikipedia: Derrida
derrida, pffft.
i don’t know. i’m a fan, but i’m very cynical of the man.
thanks for providing the video, i watched it at the UCI library reserve; it will be nice to see it again from a comfortable position..
Comment by mason — put April 8, 2006 @ 1:22 pm
[…] Holy shit! The entire “Derrida” documentary is available online for download! Keep an eye out and you might see Mark Z. Danielewski holding a boom mike. […]
Pingback by Patchwork Earth Codex & bLog » Blog Archive » I hate the weekends! — put April 8, 2006 @ 10:59 pm
I just wanted to say thank you thank you thank you thank you for this great documentary!
I don’t realy like contemporary filosofers much, (Schopenhauer is the one and only for me), but after seeing this documentary I sure want to read his books.
……and how dilettantes grow!!!
again thanks…
Comment by Green T — put April 11, 2006 @ 8:36 pm
[…] I then had a dash to the library for my theory seminar, where we watched Derrida the Movie (torrent available here). It’s a very different film to the Fathy one, which I found harder to follow. Maybe that’s because I’d read less Derrida then. […]
Pingback by orbific2 » The first Wednesday of term — put October 5, 2006 @ 10:53 am
hi
i found your website some time back and i was thrilled to find the movie on Derrida, that i’ve been searching for a while now.
However, i just finished downloading it thru Bitcomet, and i can’t seem to open the file now. rather, i downloaded both the files u’ve listed on this page, and both aren’t opening. it still maintains the files with the icons of unfinished downloads.
i tried to right-click and open it with winzip several times, but it just does not read it, and right-clicking and trying to open it with the client doesn’t work either.
Please help..i’m dying to see the movie :*(
Comment by pragnya — put March 26, 2007 @ 2:38 pm
I’ve been looking for this torrent but unfortunately it seems this was posted a while ago so there are no more seeds. Is it possible for it to be reseeded ? Thanks in advance
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Comment by picketf — put June 13, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
THANX so much…finding these documents just made life a whole lot easier for a poor Tunisian student of English…with very little access to such important readings;) Thanx a lot!
Comment by I.H — put October 23, 2008 @ 2:56 pm