Why There Is No Poststructuralism in France

French thinkers such as Lacan and Derrida are often labelled as representatives of ''poststructuralism'' in the Anglophone world. However in France, where their work originated, such a category has never gained currency; this group of theorists were never perceived as a coherent intellectual group or movement.

Outlining the institutional contexts, affinities, and rivalries of, among others, A...