Experimenting Essays with Samuel Weber Edited by Simon Morgan Wortham, and Gary Hall $28.00 ISBN: 9780823228157 Book (Paperback) Fordham University Press 288 pages November 2007 Quantity:

“An unprecedented evaluation and presentation of Weber’s work. A landmark volume.”—Patricia Dailey, Columbia University “An excellent job of presenting the incredible range of Weber’s thought.” —Emily Apter, New York University The work of Samuel Weber has greatly influenced thinkers in a broad array of disciplines. His texts have been especially important to the deconstructive tradition, given his early recognition of the importance of Jacques Derrida. Taught by Theodor W. Adorno, he is equally at home in the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School, in the German literary and philosophical tradition, and in psychoanalysis. This book brings together essays by eminent scholars seeking to assess the impact of Weber’s writings. It also contains two new and previously unpublished essays by Weber himself: “God Bless America!” and “Going Along for the Ride: Violence and Gesture—Agamben Reading Benjamin Reading Kafka Reading Cervantes.” Contributors: Susan Bernstein, Peter Fenves, Gary Hall, Andrew McNamara, Simon Morgan Wortham, Marc Redfield, Avital Ronell, R. L. Rutsky, and Samuel Weber. SIMON MORGAN WORTHAM is Professor of English at the University of Portsmouth. His books include Counter-institutions: Jacques Derrida and the Question of the University (Fordham). GARY HALL is Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Middlesex University.

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