Reading Group: Derrida on the Gift

READING GROUP:

PCPN is back this summer with, GIFT // DEBT // DEATH. Don’t miss our meetings most Tuesday evenings (7:00pm) at the Bloomfield Crazy Mocha.

This week:

• 07/16 – Jacques Derrida, “The Time of the King” in Given Time: 1. Counterfeit Money

Pdfs of the readings can be found: HERE

Please bring either a digital or hard copy of the text with you to the discussion.

Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm
Location: Bloomfield Crazy Mocha (4525 Liberty Ave).

As a reminder, even though we have moved to thematic groups, there is no expectation that people participate in every week, so even if you can’t commit to the whole section, you are still more than welcome to join us when you can.

OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEK:

OTHER NEWS:

LOOKING AHEAD:

Upcoming in GIFT // DEBT // DEATH

Pdfs of the readings can be found: HERE

• 07/16 – Jacques Derrida, “The Time of the King” in Given Time: 1. Counterfeit Money
• 07/23 – Jean-Luc Marion, “The Reason of the Gift” in Givenness and God
• 07/30 – Jacques Derrida + Jean-Luc Marion, “On The Gift” in God, the Gift, and Postmodernism
• 08/06 – Jean-Luc Nancy, “The Inoperative Community” in The Inoperative Community
• 08/13 – Maurice Blanchot, “The Negative Community” in The Unavowable Community
• 08/20 – Roberto Esposito, “Introduction: Nothing in Common” in Communitas