Gap: Deconstruction (Post-Structuralism)

Deconstruction, rooted in post-structuralism, challenges traditional notions of stable meaning by examining how language inherently contains contradictions and opposing forces, dismantling binary oppositions and highlighting the instability of interpretations within a text.In the following chapters, you will learn more about this type of criticism, practice with an AI-generated model essay, review a student essay, apply these skills to a text, and review a lecture presentation.

To learn more about deconstruction as a critical method, listen to the podcast below, which was created using Google’s NotebookLM based on the text in “What Is Deconstruction?”