Archive Fever
Encyclopedia
Mal d'Archive: Une Impression Freudienne is a book by philosopher Jacques Derrida
first published in 1995 by Éditions Galilée. An English
translation, Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression by Eric Prenowitz, was published in 1996.
Archive Fever discusses the nature and function of the archive
, particularly in Freudian
terms and in light of the death drive. The book also contains discussions of Judaism
and Jewish identity
and of electronic technology such as e-mail
.
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria. He developed the critical theory known as deconstruction and his work has been labeled as post-structuralism and associated with postmodern philosophy...
first published in 1995 by Éditions Galilée. An English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation, Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression by Eric Prenowitz, was published in 1996.
Archive Fever discusses the nature and function of the archive
Archive
An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization...
, particularly in Freudian
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
terms and in light of the death drive. The book also contains discussions of Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
and Jewish identity
Jewish identity
Jewish identity is the objective or subjective state of perceiving oneself as a Jew and as relating to being Jewish. Under the broader definition, the Jewish identity does not depend on whether or not a person is regarded as a Jew by others, or by an external set of religious, or legal, or...
and of electronic technology such as e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
.