In this important new book, Jacques Derrida talks with BernardStiegler about the effect of teletechnologies on our philosophicaland political moment. Improvising before a camera, the twophilosophers are confronted by the very technologies they discussand so are forced to address all the more directly the urgentquestions that they raise. What does it mean to speak of thepresent in a situation of "live" recording? How can we respond,responsibly, to a question when we know that the so-called"natural" conditions of expression, discussion, reflection, anddeliberation have been breached? As Derrida and Stiegler discuss the role of teletechnologies inmodern society, the political implications of Derrida's thoughtbecome apparent. Drawing on recent events in Europe, Derrida andStiegler explore the impact of television and the internet on ourunderstanding of the state, its borders and citizenship. Theirdiscussion examines the relationship between the juridical and thetechnical, and it shows how new technologies for manipulating andtransmitting images have influenced our notions of democracy,history and the body. The book opens with a shorter interview withDerrida on the news media, and closes with a provocative essay byStiegler on the epistemology of digital photography. In Echographies of Television, Derrida and Stiegler openup questions that are of key social and political importance. Theirbook will be of great interest to all those already familiar withDerrida's work, as well as to students and scholars of philosophy,literature, sociology and media studies.