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poststructuralism: see deconstruction deconstruction, in linguistics, philosophy, and literary theory, the exposure and undermining of the metaphysical assumptions involved in systematic attempts to ground knowledge, especially in academic disciplines such as structuralism and semiotics . ..... Click the link for more information. . poststructuralismMovement in literary criticism and philosophy begun in France in the late 1960s. Drawing upon the linguistic theories of Ferdinand de Saussure, the anthropology of Claude Lévi-Strauss (see structuralism), and the deconstructionist theories of Jacques Derrida (see deconstruction), it held that language is not a transparent medium that connects one directly with a “truth” or “reality” outside it but rather a structure or code, whose parts derive their meaning from their contrast with one another and not from any connection with an outside world. Writers associated with the movement include Roland Barthes, Jacques Lacan, Julia Kristeva, and Michel Foucault. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But here Stearns anticipated various obstacles to fruitful dialogue: "Here, however, their talisman is the new literary criticism, sometimes labeled literary historicism or post-structuralism, rather than one or another of the social sciences. Michael Klein buys heavily into the jargon of literary theory and its counterparts in other fields, lacing his musical discussions with references to semiotics, heuristics and hermeneutics, to deconstruction and post-structuralism. SIR: It is true to say that much of modern architectural theory is derived from literary theory and post-structuralism of the late '90s. |
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