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Article: Rapaport, Herman. Later Derrida: Reading the Recent Work.(Book Review)
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- The Review of Metaphysics
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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RAPAPORT, Herman. Later Derrida: Reading the Recent Work. New York: Routledge, 2003. x + 158 pp. Cloth, $90.95; paper, $19.95--With Derrida things are never simple. As Herman Rapaport demonstrates in this wonderful book, Derrida has an uncanny ability to problematize supposedly clear distinctions. Analyzing and extending several of Derrida's recent works, Rapaport brings the later Derrida into conversation with cultural studies and existentialism.
The book begins with a discussion of Trinh T. Minh-ha (author of Woman, Native, Other and an independent film maker) and Derrida. They would seem to make an odd couple. The early Derrida held fast to rigorous critical ...