Derrida and Echo
Here is a conference presentation I gave on Jacques Derrida, democracy, and Ovid’s Echo at the 2022 meeting of Derrida Today.
Ovid and the Writing of Spiders
Minerva descends from Olympus to confront Arachne, a famous weaver who has insulted her authority. Disguising herself as (simulat) an old woman, she at first implores the young mortal to humble herself and ask for forgiveness. But Arachne refuses, doubling down on her initial challenge to the deity of wisdom and weaving and war: “let …
