{"product_id":"9781472589286","title":"Derrida and the Future of the Liberal Arts Professions of Faith","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDerrida and the Future of the Liberal Arts\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProfessions of Faith\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMary Caputi | Vincent J. Del Casino, Jr.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Modern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDerrida and the Future of the Liberal Arts\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the Derridean assertion that the university must exist 'without condition' - as a bastion of intellectual freedom and oppositional activity whose job it is to question mainstream society.  Derrida argued that only if the life of the mind is kept free from excessive corporate influence and political control can we be certain that the basic tenets of democracy are being respected within the very societies that claim to defend democratic principles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection contains eleven essays drawn from international scholars working in both the humanities and social sciences, and makes a well-grounded and comprehensive case for the importance of Derridean thought within the liberal arts today.  Written by specialists in the fields of philosophy, literature, history, sociology, geography, political science, animal studies, and gender studies, each essay traces deconstruction's contribution to their discipline, explaining how it helps keep alive the 'unconditional', contrapuntal mission of the university. The book offers a forceful and persuasive corrective to the current assault on the liberal arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Caputi\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at California State University at Long Beach, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Kinder, Gentler America: the Mythical 1950s\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eVoluptuous Yearnings: A Feminist Reading of the Obscene\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent J. Del Casino, Jr. \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Geography and Development and Associate Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona, USA. He is author of \u003ci\u003eSocial Geography: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Social Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eMapping Tourism\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Calarco\u003c\/b\u003e, Assistant Professor (\u003ci\u003eDepartment of Philosophy, California State University, Fullerton, USA\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003cb\u003e Mary Caputi\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor (\u003ci\u003eDepartment of Political Science, California State University at Long Beach, USA\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eSimon Critchley\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Philosophy (\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Department, Eugene Lang College \/ The New School for Liberal Arts, USA\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Culler\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor (\u003ci\u003eDepartment of English and Comparative Literature, Cornell University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eVincent J. Del Casino Jr\u003c\/b\u003e., Professor, School of Geography and Development and Associate Dean (\u003ci\u003eSchool of Bahavioural and Social Sciences, The University of Arizona, USA\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eClorinda Donato\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of French and Italian and Co-Director of the French and Francophone Studies Program (\u003ci\u003eCalifornia State University at Long Beach, USA\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eColm J. Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e, Associate Professor (\u003ci\u003eDepartment of Sociology, St. Thomas University, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eMark Mason\u003c\/b\u003e, Deputy Dean (\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Chichester, UK\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Norris\u003c\/b\u003e, Distinguished Research Professor in Philosophy (\u003ci\u003eSchool of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eDiane Rubenstein\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Government and American Studies (\u003ci\u003eDepartment of Government, Cornell University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003cb\u003e Keith Woodward\u003c\/b\u003e, Assistant Professor (\u003ci\u003eDepartment of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA\u003c\/i\u003e) .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 October 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472589286\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331638427788,"sku":"9781472589286","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_682d8bbd-5c0e-4afb-9305-499d0e533bc0.jpg?v=1783598060","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472589286","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}