[eccr] Derrida: Negotiating the legacy

Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales
Aberystwyth

Grwp ÔlRhyngwladol Aberystwyth /

Aberystwyth Post-International Group

Derrida: Negotiating the legacy


A conference held in
memory of the thought of
Jacques Derrida (1930-2004)

GREGYNOG
Y Drenewydd / Newtown
6-8 January 2005


PENGLAIS, CEREDIGION, SY23 3DA, WALES, U.K.
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Derrida: Negotiating the legacy
6-8 January 2005 at Gregynog Hall

The death of Jacques Derrida represents an interruption in contemporary 
intellectual life. Knowing how to respond is somewhat difficult. On the one 
hand there are many dangers in speaking of his death in its immediate 
aftermath. But on the other hand there is a duty to allow his work to 
continue to speak. This is precisely a politics of mourning, which, in our 
view, demands immediate negotiation. The lead is provided by Derrida, 
himself, in The Work of Mourning (2001): "One should not develop a taste 
for mourning, and yet mourn we must. We must, but we must not like it - 
mourning that is, mourning itself, if such a thing exists".
This conference, organised by Aberystwyth Post-International Group, 
supported by the Department of International Politics, University of Wales 
Aberystwyth, and to be held at the University of Wales' Gregynog Hall, aims 
to offer an opportunity to reflect critically on Derrida's legacy in the 
areas of politics and 'international' studies broadly defined.
Our keynote speakers are Prof. Richard Beardsworth (American University 
Paris) and Prof. Christopher Norris (University of Cardiff). Other 
participants include: Prof. David Campbell (University of Durham), Prof. 
Michael Dillon (Lancaster University), Prof. Jenny Edkins (University of 
Wales Aberystwyth), Dr. Marysia Zalewski (Queen's University Belfast) and 
Dr. Maja Zehfuss (University of Warwick).


Call for papers
We encourage paper proposals dealing with the implications of Derridean 
thought in the deliberately open contexts of: the 'political'; the 
'ethical'; the 'historical'; the 'cultural'; the 'postcolonial'; 
'identity'; and 'representation'.
Proposals, including title and an abstract of 300 words, should be sent by 
Friday 5 November 2004 to Nick Vaughan-Williams ((ndv03 /at/ aber.ac.uk)). 
Conference details, including rates, to follow. For further information 
please contact Marie Suetsugu ((mss02 /at/ aber.ac.uk)).


Aberystwyth Post-International Group was established to provide a forum in 
which post-positivist approaches to politics could be explored further. It 
is an entirely student-led group.
APIG held its first conference in Aberystwyth, entitled Sovereignty and 
Subjectivity, in September 1995. The outcome was an edited volume published 
by Lynne Rienner.
Since then we have hosted an extensive series of workshops, public 
lectures, and social events. Previous guests have included: Chantal Mouffe, 
James Der Derian, Cynthia Enloe, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Christine 
Sylvester.
The Tenth Anniversary Conference is in memory of the thought of Jacques 
Derrida.


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