Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Jacques Derrida

In the Youtube video of Jacques Derrida, I watched a man talk about writing, saying he feels everything he has written is important to convey to the world and everyone else. His arguments may be controversial but they are important to let his audience know. At times he felt like his writing was controversial but that didn't stop him from expressing his feelings. Derrida expresses that he compares himself to the classic childlike dream that Freud spoke about, where a child is scared because everyone sees them in their underwear. Derrida makes himself naked to the world in a way that everyone watches him. Derrida also mentions how when he writes he says what must be said. Derrida is hiding behind his pen and paper, giving him the power to write whatever he wants no matter how controversial it may be.

1 comment:

  1. Ariel,
    question, what do you think about Derrida's comparison of writing to the Freudian dream of a child in his underwear?

    Personally I agree. I hate it when my writing is read aloud in class or seen by anyone but the teacher but i know that you are a wrtiting major so i was wondering if you ever have this feeling?

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