Archive fever : a Freudian impression /
Jacques Derrida ; translated by Eric Prenowitz.
- 113 pages ; 22 cm.
- Religion and postmodernism .
- Religion and postmodernism. .
Originally presented as a lecture June 5, 1994, at an international colloquium entitled: Memory : the Question of Archives in London, England. Originally published as hbk.: 1996.
'In Archive Fever, Jacques Derrida deftly guides us through an extended meditation on remembrance, religion, time, and technology—fruitfully occasioned by a deconstructive analysis of the notion of archiving. Intrigued by the evocative relationship between technologies of inscription and psychic processes, Derrida offers for the first time a major statement on the pervasive impact of electronic media, particularly e-mail, which threaten to transform the entire public and private space of humanity. Plying this rich material with characteristic virtuosity, Derrida constructs a synergistic reading of archives and archiving, both provocative and compelling.' -- Publisher