The New School
Spring Semester 2000
Society and Culture 0451
ASSIGNMENT: INTERPRETIVE ANALYSIS
This is a brief exercise in responding to and making sense of an encounter with "radical difference". I want you to write about Derrida's "The Decentering Event in Social Thought" in such a way so that you help the reader understand what Derrida is doing in this text. What concepts are being created? For what purpose? To what effect? This is not an easy assignment. It is intended to stretch your intellectual and conceptual facilities. Keep your summary brief. Three or four pages should be sufficient.
If you have questions about the nature of the assignment, please let me know.
All papers must be typed. You will be graded on the form and content of your paper, so pay close attention to both appearance and grammar. All papers must be double-spaced with one-inch margins with the appropriate endnotes or footnotes (as you prefer). If you need additional instructions or guidelines, see me.