Derrida’s Archive Fever

A specific work/concept by philosopher Jacques Derrida (from his book “Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression,” 1995) that explores the psychoanalytic and philosophical dimensions of the archive, including the drive toward destruction and death built into archival desire. In the claims, it is referenced as a landmark publication associated with the “archival turn” in scholarship.

Claims that use this term

• The archival turn in scholarship predates and is not caused by Derrida’s Archive Fever
• The archival turn in scholarship preceded Derrida’s Archive Fever.