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deconstruction Definition

de·con·struc·tion (-struk′s̸hən)

noun

a method of literary analysis originated in France in the mid-20th cent. and based on a theory that, by the very nature of language and usage, no text can have a fixed, coherent meaning

Etymology: Fr déconstruction

deconstruction Related Forms
de′·con·struc′·tion·ist noun, adjective
deconstruction Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Anyone familiar with Broomfield's work will know that it's never straight forward because he has heard of a little thing called deconstruction.
  • see: By means of Stevens we see the slow deconstruction of his facade, his costume.
  • include: In Eco's theoretical writings, overinterpretation includes deconstruction.
  • represent: AMERICAN SPLENDOR represents a bold deconstruction of the fatigued biopic form.
  • show: I also loved that the film showed the deconstruction of Capote the man as he got more and more involved with the case.

Adjective modifier

  • critical: My longer term project is a critical deconstruction of the concept of " classical economics " .
  • radical: This is because his radical deconstruction of the Qur'an relies heavily on locating it within its original context.
  • positive: The first task of the process of positive deconstruction, then, is to identify the underlying worldview.
  • own: The doctor's unraveling of the voting man's motives highlights his own internal deconstruction.
  • ironic: Taking genre fiction for a ride, Slow Death uses obscenity, black humor and repetition for the sake of ironic deconstruction.

Modifies a noun

  • approach: Some merged the ideas of Michel Foucault about expressions of textual and social power with Derrida's deconstruction approach.
  • exercise: Thus deconstruction exercises, in their limited way, are not irrelevant as sociological insight into certain filmic operations.

Noun used with modifier

  • postmodern: That is a classic postmodern deconstruction of a passage of the Bible.

Preposition: in

  • term: If one sees deconstruction in terms of the masculine subject, then ' woman ' becomes a metaphor for unrealized possibility.

Preposition: of

  • text: The deconstruction of classic texts has been work that we have been doing now for more than a decade.
  • myth: The result is a wholesale deconstruction of the myth.
  • language: The deconstruction of language and power is rooted deep in the concepts behind his art.
  • notion: Central to her work is the deconstruction of the notion of Englishness and its related ideological fictions.
  • structure: Exploring a deconstruction of conventional narrative structures and considering how the ' edit ' effects the concept of story telling.