''Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression'' (french: Mal d'Archive: Une Impression Freudienne) is a book by the French philosopher

Jacques Derrida Jacques Derrida (; ; born Jackie Élie Derrida; See also . 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was an Algerian-born French philosopher. He developed the philosophy of deconstruction, which he utilized in numerous texts, and which was developed t ...

. It was first published in 1995 by

Éditions Galilée Éditions Galilée is a French publishing house located in Paris, and was founded in 1971 by Michel Delorme. It specializes in philosophy, French literature, arts and human sciences. Focusing on the Deconstructionism, deconstructionist thought of ...

. An English translation by Eric Prenowitz was published in 1996.

Summary

In ''Archive Fever'', Derrida discusses the nature and function of the

archive An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or ...

, particularly in

Freudian Sigmund Freud ( , ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies explained as originating in conflicts i ...

terms and in light of the

death drive In classical Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the death drive (german: Todestrieb) is the drive toward death and destruction, often expressed through behaviors such as aggression, repetition compulsion, and self-destructiveness.Eric Berne, ''Wha ...

. The book also contains discussions of

Judaism Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the ...

and

Jewish identity Jewish identity is the objective or subjective state of Identity (social science), perceiving oneself as a Jew and as relating to being Jews, Jewish. Under a broader definition, Jewish identity does not depend on whether a person is regarded as ...

and of electronic technology such as

e-mail Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic ( digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" meant ...

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* 1995 non-fiction books Archival science French non-fiction books Museum books Philosophy books Works by Jacques Derrida {{Philo-book-stub