Derrida Reframed: Interpreting Key Thinkers for the Arts (Contemporary Thinkers Reframed)

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Are your students baffled by Baudrillard? Dazed by Deleuze? Confused by Kristeva? Other beginnersx2019; guides can feel as impenetrable as the original texts to students who "think in images." Contemporary Thinkers Reframed instead uses the language of the arts to explore the usefulness in practice of complex ideas. Short, contemporary and accessible, these lively books utiliZe actual examples of artworks, films, television shows, works of architecture, fashion and even computer games to explain and explore the work of the most commonly taught thinkers. Conceived specifically for the visually-minded, the series will prove invaluable to students right across the visual arts.'Deconstructionx2019; is touted in every visual area from architecture to fashion, yet few really understand what Derridax2019;s notorious concept means, much less his elusive idea of "diffxE9;rance." In fact Derridax2019;s work can seem almost impenetrable. This guide explains Derridax2019;s key concepts through examples from across the whole spectrum of the arts, looking at the work of architects such as Bernard Tschumi and Daniel Libeskind, fashion designers such as Ann Demeulemeister and at the work of artists as varied as Kara Walker, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Rachel Whiteread and Jeff Wall. Showing what Derridax2019;s work really "means" in practice, this short guide makes this thinkerx2019;s complex work accessible to a wider public.