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Jacques DerridaOf Grammatology
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1967A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
What is the connection between language and the divine as perpetuated by logocentrism? Given that connection, per logocentrism, how do language and religion support and shape one another?
How does Derrida’s work compare to the philosophical work of his contemporaries in the mid-20th century? Choose one contemporary thinker to explore deeply in comparison to Derrida’s work in Of Grammatology. How are Derrida’s theories influenced by this thinker?
Apply Derrida’s deconstruction to a film or text. What binaries do you see in the work? How does applying the technique of deconstruction alter your understanding of the work?
