[lbo-talk] McLemee's Derrida obit

joanna bujes jbujes at covad.net
Mon Oct 11 10:12:19 PDT 2004


Doug Henwood wrote:


>
> "There was a sense of urgency when we encountered it," she said,
> "urgency in the context of the American political circumstances at the
> time. It was a few months after Kent State. But we were intellectuals
> who were not willing just to condemn the university, to renounce rigor
> of thought, in order to get out into the streets."
>
Yeah, I'd say this captures Derrida's influence perfectly. Put your urgency where it won't hurt your job prospects.

Joanna



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