poststructuralist
- adjective
- /ˌpoʊstˈstrʌkʧərəlɪst/
- Specialized
- The poststructuralist approach challenges the idea that language has a fixed meaning.
- poststructuralist theory
- poststructuralist feminists
- poststructuralist critique
Examples
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Interested in the intertextuality of the text, the poststructuralist critic analyzes how a text relates to other texts.
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A major aim of continental poststructuralist theorists has been to deconstruct the concept of the subject.
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However, the poststructuralist version of construction takes a step in a different direction.
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Of course, not all feminists agree with poststructuralist versions.
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The poststructuralist critic also nullifies the reader, the other source of objective meaning.
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The errors of the poststructuralist interpreters of these mosaics are more serious.
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One such notion is the pervasive poststructuralist attack on the authority of the artist or author in aesthetic interpretation.
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With her term "gender neutrality," Bordo is linking poststructuralist feminism to the "equality" side of the debate.
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Despite accusations of nihilism, there is no room in poststructuralist politics for simplistic, individualistic judgments.
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Sarup offers an introduction to three of the most influential figures in poststructuralist criticism: Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, and Michel Foucault.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
Using a method that finds hidden ideas in texts
Surface Forms
Morphology
poststructuralist = structuralist (transparent) = post + structural + ist
Formed by prefixing 'post-' to 'structuralist' (which itself is 'structural' + '-ist'), so the meaning 'related to/postdating structuralism' is directly derived.
Etymology
Poststructuralist is made from post- meaning 'after' and structuralist, which comes from structure meaning 'arrangement' or 'pattern'. So a poststructuralist approach looks at how meanings and identities change instead of staying fixed.