deconstruction

(noun)

A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis.

Related Terms

  • post-structuralism
  • bell hooks

Examples of deconstruction in the following topics:

  • Meaning Making

    • Thus, transformative learning is, in a sense, the deconstruction of learners' prior assumptions through critical reflection as well as the reconstruction of their assumptions through meaning making.
  • Deconstructivism

    • It is influenced by the theory of Deconstruction, which is a form of semiotic analysis.
    • One example of deconstructivist complexity is Frank Gehry's Vitra Design Museum in Weil-am-Rhein, which takes the typical unadorned white cube of modernist art galleries and deconstructs it, using geometries reminiscent of cubism and abstract expressionism.
  • Genomics and Biofuels

    • For instance, the hindgut contents of nature's own bioreactor, the termite, has yielded more than 500 genes related to the enzymatic deconstruction of cellulose and hemicellulose .
    • The hindgut of the termite has yielded more than 500 genes of microbes related to the enzymatic deconstruction of cellulose.
  • Race and Ethnicity in Postmodernism

    • It is often associated with deconstruction and post-structuralism because its usage as a term gained significant popularity at the same time as twentieth-century post-structural thought.
    • A great deal of art during this era sought to deconstruct race through a postmodern lens.
  • The Periodic Table

    • The table can also be deconstructed into four rectangular blocks: the s-block to the left, the p-block to the right, the d-block in the middle, and the f-block below that.
  • Critical reflection

    • Critical reflection attempts to deconstruct the learner's prior assumptions such as beliefs, value systems, attitudes, and social emotion in a rational way.
  • Stimulating Demand

  • Technical Skills of Successful Managers

    • A mechanic, meanwhile, needs to be able to deconstruct and reconstruct an engine, to employ various machinery (lifts, computer scanning equipment, etc.), and to install a muffler.
  • Supporting Your Ideas

  • Identity

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