[Discussion] CFP: Derrida: Negotiating the Legacy (UK) (11/5/04; 1/6/05-1/8/05)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

Conference Announcement:

Derrida: Negotiating the legacy
A conference held in memory of the thought of
Jacques Derrida (1930-2004)
6-8 January 2005 at Gregynog Hall, Wales, UK

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
Conference Centre, 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), and Dr. Maja Zehfuss (University of Warwick).


PIG -- 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, in memory of
the thought of Jacques Derrida, is to be held at the University of
Wales' Conference Centre at Gregynog between 6-8 January, 2005.



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