The article moves from Spectres of Marx, a 1993 book authored by Jacques Derrida, and tries to set up a dialogue between Derrida’s thought on Marxism at the end of the twentieth century and some works of fiction published in the US Pacific Northwest in those very years. In particular, the article focuses on spectrality as a theme that Derrida relates to crucial events occurred in the 1990s, such as the end of the Cold War and the so-called end of history. In the article, spectrality is crucial to the reading of The Drowned Son, a short story that Seattle writer David Guterson published in 1996. The theme is investigated in the article and associated with the process of identification/disidentification of both texts’ teen protagonists – Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Derrida's book, and the young Paul Hutchinson of Guterson's short story – with their fathers. The latter are discussed as symbolic sites of authority, at once, paradoxically, internalized and yet rejected by their sons.
L’articolo prende le mosse dal volume che Jacques Derrida pubblica nel 1993, Spettri di Marx, e prova a intrecciare un dialogo tra il pensiero del filosofo sul ruolo del marxismo alla fine del Novecento e parte della produzione letteraria emersa nel Pacific Northwest negli stessi anni. In particolare, l’articolo mette in relazione il motivo della spettralità, che Derrida utilizza come chiave di lettura della congiuntura storica di quegli anni, con un racconto pubblicato nel 1996 dallo scrittore David Guterson, The Drowned Son. Il tema della spettralità è discusso nell’articolo come chiave di lettura per comprendere le dinamiche di identificazione e disidentificazione dei protagonisti adolescenti dei testi in questione (l’Amleto shakespeariano nel caso di Derrida, e il giovane Paul Hutchinson del racconto di Guterson) rispetto alle figure paterne, luoghi simbolici di un’autorità al tempo stesso (paradossalmente) interiorizzata e tuttavia rifiutata.
Il fantasma e il suo doppio. Storie di adolescenti nel Pacific Northwest degli anni Novanta
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2023-01-01
Abstract
The article moves from Spectres of Marx, a 1993 book authored by Jacques Derrida, and tries to set up a dialogue between Derrida’s thought on Marxism at the end of the twentieth century and some works of fiction published in the US Pacific Northwest in those very years. In particular, the article focuses on spectrality as a theme that Derrida relates to crucial events occurred in the 1990s, such as the end of the Cold War and the so-called end of history. In the article, spectrality is crucial to the reading of The Drowned Son, a short story that Seattle writer David Guterson published in 1996. The theme is investigated in the article and associated with the process of identification/disidentification of both texts’ teen protagonists – Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Derrida's book, and the young Paul Hutchinson of Guterson's short story – with their fathers. The latter are discussed as symbolic sites of authority, at once, paradoxically, internalized and yet rejected by their sons.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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