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Deconstructing Communication: Representation, Subject, and Economies of Exchange

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Reading this book, and taking a graduate course as a non matriculated graduate student in the Fall of 2004 with Briankle, were very special experiences for me. His ability to make the nearly incomprehensible theories (for an American non philosopher)of Heidegger, Husserl, Derrida, Baudrillard, Foucault...comprehensible was a transformative experience for me. He is a courageous, uncompromising theoretician who is much loved and respected by his students and colleagues.
This work is essential reading in understanding the origins and vicissitudes of deconstruction methodology. My only regret is that Briankle hasn't imparted more of his wisdom, and I never had an opportunity to study with him further. Compared to professors I have studied with before and after, including well known names at Harvard,
Chicago, and the New School, Briankle remains the most inspirational
and authentic thinker and teacher I have had the pleasure to learn from.

Thanks Briankle

Michael S.
Cambridge, Ma
Advancement@Comcast.net

Don't let the title of this book intimidate. This is a must-read for anyone looking to get a handle on deconstruction and its inseparable relation to classical philosophy, phenomenology, and the study of communication. Chang challenges some of the most cherished assumptions and pretenses of communication theory, and he does so in straight-up language that manages, brilliantly, to de-mystify tough material while at the same time bending the mind.

What a find! Simply put, the one indispensable book on communication theory. With surgical precision, Chang tears into the heart of the discipline's theoretical corpus to reveal not only that there's no there there, but that there would be no communication, and no theory of communication, without its not being there. Along the way, the book provides a clear and elegant introduction to the work of Derrida and Heidegger, among others. This alone makes it worth the price of admission.

What a find! Simply put, the one indispensable book on communication theory. With surgical precision, Chang tears into the heart of the communication discipline's theoretical corpus to reveal not only that there's no there there, but that there would be no theory of communication, and no communication generally, without its not being there. Along the way, the book provides a clear and elegant introduction to the work of Derrida and Heidegger, among others. This alone makes it worth the price of admission.