Contributor(s): Professor Rachel Bowlby, Professor Robert Eaglestone, Dr Sarah Wood | Marking the publication of Simon Glendinning's new book Derrida: a very short introduction, this discussion will explore Derrida's impact on English, both as a university discipline and as a national language. Rachel Bowlby is Northcliffe Professor of English at the Department of English, UCL. Robert Eaglestone is professor of contemporary literature and thought at the Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London. Sarah Wood is senior lecturer at the School of English, University of Kent.