deconstruction
pronunciation
How to pronounce deconstruction in British English:
UK [ˌdi:kənˈstrʌkʃn]
How to pronounce deconstruction in American English:
US [ˌdikənˈstrʌkʃən]
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- Noun:
- a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
Word Origin
- deconstruction (n.)
- 1973, as a strategy of critical analysis, in translations from French of the works of philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930-2004). The word was used in English in a literal sense from 1865 of building and architecture, and in late 1860s sometimes as an ironic variant of Reconstruction in the U.S. political sense.
Example
- 1. We become the object of our own deconstruction protocols ; an auto-cannibalism of sorts .
- 2. Originally your love is my deconstruction , my happiness is the sacrifice .
- 3. Postmodern legal methodology ; scientism ; anti-foundationalism ; deconstruction ; neo -- pragmatism .
- 4. Post-colonialism is culture criticism with a strong deconstruction , which transform the center of criticism study from the text form to culture politics .
- 5. In the era of globalization , the relationships between nations and between government sectors are undergoing rapid deconstruction and reconstruction .