Jacques Derrida Box 1 *MISSING* LbNA #36874 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Nov 23, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Winnipeg |
| County: | Manitoba, CAN |
| State: | Manitoba, Canada |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Bicicleta Power  |
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| Found by: | Potted Frog |
| Last found: | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 23, 2007 |
Jacques Derrida...IS TOTALLY MISSING AS OF JULY 28TH 2010!
This famous deconstructionist philosopher would argue with my memorializing of him, in stamp form or otherwise. Derrida’s relentless pursuit of justice, democracy, and activism for the ‘other’ (only a fraction of what he has contributed to thought) is reason enough – contradictory or not – for this stamp’s creation. As South African Archivist Verne Harris has stated “One consequence is that those who rely on others’ readings of Derrida rather than their own are in danger of being plugged into an archive of prejudice characterized by fundamental misconceptions about him and his work.” This is reason enough to not listen to a single thing I state here about this man.
My personal influence has come from his notion that “the work of the archivist…is the work of mourning.” With this in mind, Derrida has placed reconciliation with the ‘other’ at the forefront of his politics and intellectual thought. “As soon as there is the one, there is a murder.” This murder of the ‘other’ is what creates hierarchical systems of stratification. Your fellow human – huwoman – hutransgendered person is no longer your equal; they have become disadvantaged by popular conceptions of advantage: what is perceived as ‘race’, class, gender, sexual orientation, language, etc. The archive has represented such a murder until recently, thanks to thinkers like Derrida. As archivists tasked with representation of society, it is a mournful task of constantly combating society’s encouragement of this murder through hundreds of years of injustice. As Verne Harris has shown, in a state like that of South Africa’s apartheid , the archivist must not simply reflect society, for that would lead to a perpetuation of oppressive domination. Rather it is the work of the archivist to fight on the side OF the oppressed and dominated.
To conclude, Derrida went to great pains to present his deconstructive concepts as not just intellectual. The notion of ethics as hospitality is as inherent in his work as it should be in our everyday lives.
Clues
To find this box, travel towards the Golden Boy. On the south side of the legislature building, pull onto Mostyn (One street North of the Osborne Bridge). Park along Mostyn or near it and walk back towards the bridge.
Head down the descending paved path towards the river (if the river is flooded, do not attempt to go this way, follow the directions with your eyes from Mostyn). Traveling west on the paved path, notice the high water marks on the trees as an indicator of how high the river gets. measure your height, would you be underwater?
The concrete path becomes a dirt trail at the final light post. Many trails veer off from the 'main' dirt trail. From the 'main' dirt trail stay to the right at the most obvious split.
On the Right you will see a crumbling concrete parking lot, and to the left leans a giant's wooden bench. continue on for 39 paces till two red steel posts on the right. walk through the posts to what appears to be an upper path. Continue on for 7 paces. turn to the right and notice a gnarly root structure. Within the roots lies Derrida's letterbox.
This famous deconstructionist philosopher would argue with my memorializing of him, in stamp form or otherwise. Derrida’s relentless pursuit of justice, democracy, and activism for the ‘other’ (only a fraction of what he has contributed to thought) is reason enough – contradictory or not – for this stamp’s creation. As South African Archivist Verne Harris has stated “One consequence is that those who rely on others’ readings of Derrida rather than their own are in danger of being plugged into an archive of prejudice characterized by fundamental misconceptions about him and his work.” This is reason enough to not listen to a single thing I state here about this man.
My personal influence has come from his notion that “the work of the archivist…is the work of mourning.” With this in mind, Derrida has placed reconciliation with the ‘other’ at the forefront of his politics and intellectual thought. “As soon as there is the one, there is a murder.” This murder of the ‘other’ is what creates hierarchical systems of stratification. Your fellow human – huwoman – hutransgendered person is no longer your equal; they have become disadvantaged by popular conceptions of advantage: what is perceived as ‘race’, class, gender, sexual orientation, language, etc. The archive has represented such a murder until recently, thanks to thinkers like Derrida. As archivists tasked with representation of society, it is a mournful task of constantly combating society’s encouragement of this murder through hundreds of years of injustice. As Verne Harris has shown, in a state like that of South Africa’s apartheid , the archivist must not simply reflect society, for that would lead to a perpetuation of oppressive domination. Rather it is the work of the archivist to fight on the side OF the oppressed and dominated.
To conclude, Derrida went to great pains to present his deconstructive concepts as not just intellectual. The notion of ethics as hospitality is as inherent in his work as it should be in our everyday lives.
Clues
To find this box, travel towards the Golden Boy. On the south side of the legislature building, pull onto Mostyn (One street North of the Osborne Bridge). Park along Mostyn or near it and walk back towards the bridge.
Head down the descending paved path towards the river (if the river is flooded, do not attempt to go this way, follow the directions with your eyes from Mostyn). Traveling west on the paved path, notice the high water marks on the trees as an indicator of how high the river gets. measure your height, would you be underwater?
The concrete path becomes a dirt trail at the final light post. Many trails veer off from the 'main' dirt trail. From the 'main' dirt trail stay to the right at the most obvious split.
On the Right you will see a crumbling concrete parking lot, and to the left leans a giant's wooden bench. continue on for 39 paces till two red steel posts on the right. walk through the posts to what appears to be an upper path. Continue on for 7 paces. turn to the right and notice a gnarly root structure. Within the roots lies Derrida's letterbox.