Book completed
Mar. 8th, 2026 03:00 pmStructuralism and Poststructuralism for Beginners, by Donald D. Palmer. This “graphic non-fiction” book (described within as a “documentary comic book”) was a good way to review my acquaintance with these thinkers (and to learn more about Derrida, about whom I didn’t know much before). I think it would also be a fine book for people who don’t already know much about these people. Based on this book and my earlier acquaintance with them, here’s my ranking of the six thinkers from most to least sensible: Derrida, Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Saussure, Barthes (who might rank higher if he were more consistent), Lacan.