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An extension of structuralism influenced by the deconstructionists
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poststructuralism — post·struc·tur·al·ism (pōst strŭkʹchər ə lĭz əm) n. Any of various theories or methods of analysis, including deconstruction and some psychoanalytic theories, that deny the validity of structuralism s method of binary opposition and maintain that … Universalium
poststructuralism — post•struc•tur•al•ism [[t]poʊstˈstrʌk tʃər əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. lit. any of several theories of literary criticism, as deconstruction or reader response criticism, that use structuralist methods but argue against the results of structuralism and hold … From formal English to slang
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