Taking up Jacques Derrida as a figure of thought in relation to Africa, this edited collection poses the questions: What is Derrida to Africa? And, its corollary, what is Africa to Derrida?

Edited by Grant Farred - Afterword by Jean-Paul Martinon - Contributions by Bruce B. Janz; John E. Drabinski; Nicolette Bragg; Jan Steyn and Kasereka Kavwahirehi

Contents
Introduction: Africa, Still Remains
Grant Farred
1.The Place That Is Not Here: Derrida's Africa and the Haunting of Place
Bruce B. Janz
2.Deconstruction as Diaspora: On Derrida, Africa, and Identity's Deferral
John E. Drabinski
3.Jacques Derrida: Figure of Maternal Thought
Nicolette Bragg
4.Setting, an Example: Derrida's South Africa (and Ours)
Jan Steyn
5.Jacques Derrida as an African Philosopher: Some considerations from Francophone African Philosophy
Kasareka Kavwahirehi
Afterword: Respect for Derrida in/and Africa
Jean-Paul Martinon
About the Editor
About the Contributors