Japhetic grammatology Marr, Derrida and Archi-writing

• Published in: Interventions (London, England) Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 742 - 795
• Main Author: Allen, Matthew Carson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 04.07.2022
• Subjects: Alphabet reform; Caucasus; Derrida, Jacques; Grammatology; Marr, Nikolai; Soviet Union

Nikolai Marr has attracted scholarly attention, but largely in a cautionary manner. His work is read as an ideological incursion into the science of language. More charitable assessments contextualize him within oriental studies in the Russian Empire and, in turn, early Soviet nationality policy. Ye...