Conference

The Derrida Today conferences are a means to bring together a community of Derrida and deconstruction scholars from around the world, and to showcase the latest work in Derrida Studies, and its relevance to cultural, political, and social practice.

The conferences were co-founded in 2008 by Nicole Anderson and Nick Mansfield. They are directed by Nicole Anderson and hosted biennially with colleagues from various institutions around the world.

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Join us for the

9th Derrida Today Conference

13-17 July 2026

École Normale Supérieure

Paris, France

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Information and Updates

VENUE

The 9th Derrida Today Conference will be held the École Normale Supérieure, Paris.

13-17 July 2026

ORGANISERS

Conference Director: Nicole Anderson (Macquarie University)

Host Organiser: Marc Crepon (École Normale Supérieure, Paris)

Organising Committee:  Laura Williams (Derrida Today), Julian Knowles (University of Canberra), Elina Staikou (Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts), Jami Weinstein (Linköping University), Grace Phillips

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Location, transport, accommodation and helpful information will be provided in a downloadable conference information pack

CONFERENCE INFORMATION PACK - available soon

KEYNOTES & PROGRAM

Confirmed keynotes for 2026:

  • Isabelle Alfandary (Université de Sorbonne Nouvelle)
  • Marc Crepon (École Normale Supérieure, Paris)
  • David Farrell Krell (De Paul University)
  • Elissa Marder (Emory University)
Download Call for Papers
Abstracts Due Date: 30th Dec., 2025
Registration details will be available in late November.

 

CONFERENCE FORMAT

Details to be advised soon

REGISTRATION RATES & DEADLINES

Will be advised in November

To register, click the “Register” button below to access the registration processing page at Ticket Tailor. Tax receipts will be provided on checkout.

Refund policy: Full refunds are available up until and including May 1, 2026. 50% refunds are available until and including May 20, 2026. No refunds are available after this date. All refunds will be less Ticket Tailor fees and charges.

Register - opens November

INFORMATION

If you have any questions or queries at this time, please email us at conference@derridatoday.com

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Past Conferences

1st Derrida Today Conference

Hosted by: Macquarie University, Sydney (10-12 July 2008)

Keynotes:

  • Andrew Benjamin (Monash University)
  • Catherine Malabou (Kingston University)
  • Martin McQuillan (Kingston University)

Roundtable: Nicole Anderson, Stephen Barker, Andrew Benjamin, Niall Lucy, Catherine Malabou, Martin McQuillan, Robert Sinnerbrink, and Margrit Shildrick

Special Panel Speakers: Niall Lucy, McKenzie Wark, John Kinsella, Michael Dillon, Howard Caygill, Elina Staikou, Penelope Deutscher, Vicky Kirby

2nd Derrida Today Conference

Hosted by: Kingston University, London (19-21 July 2010)

Keynotes:

  • Geoffrey Bennington (Emory University)
  • Marion Hobson (Queen Mary University of London)
  • Peggy Kamuf (University of Southern California)
  • Nicholas Royle (University of Sussex)

Special Panel Speakers: Derek Attridge, Stephen Barker, Grant Farred, Joanna Hodge, Simon Morgan Wortham

3rd Derrida Today Conference

Hosted by: University of California, Irvine (11-13 July 2012)

Keynotes:

  • Claire Colebrook (Pennsylvania State University)
  • Penny Deutscher (Northwestern University)
  • David Wills (Brown University)

Special Panel Speakers: Nicole Anderson, Alice Andrews, Stephen Barker, Howard Caygill, Pleshette DeArmitt, Jonathan Dronsfield, Peter Gratton, Joanna Hodge, Kas Saghafi, Elina Staikou

4th Derrida Today Conference

Hosted by: Fordham University, New York (28-31 May 2014)

Keynotes:

  • Karen Barad (University of California – Santa Cruz)
  • Elizabeth Grosz (Duke University)
  • Martin Hagglünd (Harvard University)
  • Michael Naas (De Paul University)

Special Panel Speakers: Geoffrey Bennington, Kir Kuiken, David Wills, Peter Gratton, Giovanna Borradori.

Screening: “Love in the Post: from Plato to Derrida” by Joanne Callighan & Martin McQuillan.

5th Derrida Today Conference

Hosted by: Goldsmiths, University of London (8-11 June 2016)

Keynotes:

  • Kelly Oliver (Vanderbilt University)
  • Paul Patton (University of New South Wales)
  • David Wills (Brown University)
  • Julian Wolfreys (Portsmouth University)

Special Panel Speakers: Sam Haddad, Andrew Parker, Erin Graff Zivin, Jacques Lezra, David Wood, Francesco Vitale, Erin Obodiac, Peter Gratton, Rob Trumbull, Marie-Eve Morin, Felicity Coleman, Joanna Hodge, Daniele Rugo.

6th Derrida Today Conference

Hosted by: Concordia University, Montreal (23-26 May 2018)

Keynotes:

  • Tom Cohen (University at Albany, State University of New York, USA)
  • Drucilla Cornell (Rutgers University, USA)
  • Alexander Garcia-Düttmann (Berlin University of the Arts, Germany)
  • Ginette Michaud (Université de Montréal, Canada)
  • Elizabeth Rottenberg (De Paul University, USA)

 

7th Derrida Today Conference 

Hosted by: Arizona State University, Washington DC (12-15 June 2022)

Keynotes:

  • Gil Anidjar (Columbia University)
  • Marc Crepon (École Normale Supérieure)
  • Peggy Kamuf (University of Southern California)
  • Elisabeth Weber (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Sam Weber (Northwestern University)

8th Derrida Today Conference 

Hosted by: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (10th-14th June, 2024)

Keynotes:

  • Nicole Anderson (Macquarie University)
  • Anne Berger (Universite Paris-8)
  • Eduardo Cadava (Princeton University)

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