Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression (Religion and Postmodernism)
In Archive Fever, Jacques Derrida presents a Freudian exploration of the archive's role in society. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, he investigates the desires and destructions inherent in preserving history. This postmodern work challenges traditional notions of memory and documentation, revealing the tensions within religious and cultural preservation efforts.
About This Book
Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression is a philosophical text by Jacques Derrida, part of the Religion and Postmodernism series. It examines the concept of the archive in relation to Freudian ideas.
Derrida offers insights into how archives function within cultural and historical contexts, blending psychoanalysis with postmodern perspectives.
The book addresses the impulses behind archiving and the feverish drive to preserve traces of the past.
Through this impressionistic approach, Derrida questions the stability and authority of archival knowledge.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this book!