Regarding Derrida: the tasks of visual deconstruction

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the ways in which Derridean deconstruction can be used for image research.

Design/methodology/approach

Derridean concepts, mainly located in literary criticism, are adapted to image research.

Findings

The paper presents four concepts of visual deconstruction: logocentric vision; close reading images; seeing the Other; and problematising not solutionising the image.

Research limitations/implications

Many more aspects of Derridean deconstruction can be related to the economy of the image.

Originality/value

Little work to date in management studies has considered how Derridean deconstruction can be used to investigate images.

Citation

Campbell, N. (2012), "Regarding Derrida: the tasks of visual deconstruction", Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 105-124. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465641211223492