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Meaning of "poststructuralism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POSTSTRUCTURALISM

poststructuralism  [pəʊstˈstrʌktʃərəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTSTRUCTURALISM

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Poststructuralism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POSTSTRUCTURALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poststructuralism

Post-structuralism

Post-structuralism is a label formulated by American academics to denote the heterogeneous works of a series of mid-20th-century French and continental philosophers and critical theorists who came to international prominence in the 1960s and '70s. A major theme of poststructuralism is instability in the human sciences, due to the complexity of humans themselves and the impossibility of fully escaping structures in order to study them. Post-structuralism is a response to structuralism. Structuralism is an intellectual movement developed in Europe from the early to mid-20th century. It argued that human culture may be understood by means of a structure—modeled on language —that differs from concrete reality and from abstract ideas—a "third order" that mediates between the two. Post-structuralist authors all present different critiques of structuralism, but common themes include the rejection of the self-sufficiency of the structures that structuralism posits and an interrogation of the binary oppositions that constitute those structures.

Definition of poststructuralism in the English dictionary

The definition of poststructuralism in the dictionary is an approach to literature that, proceeding from the tenets of structuralism, maintains that, as words have no absolute meaning, any text is open to an unlimited range of interpretations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSTSTRUCTURALISM


brutalism
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capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
materialism
məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
nationalism
ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
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photojournalism
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professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
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surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTSTRUCTURALISM

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WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTSTRUCTURALISM

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communalism
environmentalism
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Synonyms and antonyms of poststructuralism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poststructuralism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSTSTRUCTURALISM

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The translations of poststructuralism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poststructuralism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后结构主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

postestructuralismo
570 millions of speakers

English

poststructuralism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

poststructuralism
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البنيوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постструктурализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pós-estruturalismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

poststructuralism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poststructuralisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poststructuralism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Poststrukturalismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポスト構造主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포스트 구조주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poststructuralism
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

poststructuralism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

poststructuralism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोस्ट स्ट्रक्चरलवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

postyapısalcılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

post-strutturalismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poststrukturalizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

постструктурализм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poststructuralismului
30 millions of speakers
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μεταδομισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poststrukturalisme
14 millions of speakers
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poststrukturalism
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

poststrukturalisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poststructuralism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTSTRUCTURALISM»

The term «poststructuralism» is regularly used and occupies the 104.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTSTRUCTURALISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poststructuralism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTSTRUCTURALISM»

Discover the use of poststructuralism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poststructuralism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poststructuralism and Educational Research
This book takes on these central questions and explores the impact of postructuralism in language that makes the basic issues at stake accessible for a broad readership.
Michael A. Peters, Nicholas C. Burbules, 2004
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Poststructuralism & International Relations: Bringing the ...
"Offering a sophisticated introduction to the major poststructuralist thinkers, this book shows how Foucault, Derrida, Lacan, and Zizek can help us expose the depoliticization found in conventional international relations theory.
Jenny Edkins, 1999
3
Poststructuralism, Marxism, and Neoliberalism: Between ...
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Michael A. Peters, 2001
4
Beckett and Poststructuralism
Explores the relationship between Beckett and post-war French philosophy.
Anthony Uhlmann, 1999
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Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction
Following a brief account of the historical relationship between structuralism and poststructuralism, this Very Short Introduction traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language and ...
Catherine Belsey, 2002
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Understanding poststructuralism
James Williams examines the key works of the movement's most important theorists - Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, Lyotard, and Deleuze - providing detailed summaries of their main points and a critical analysis of their core arguments.
James Williams, 2005
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Poststructuralism and Postcoloniality: The Anxiety of Theory
This book explores the relation between poststructuralist thought and postcoloniality, and identifies in that interaction the expression of a particular anxiety concerning the form of theoretical writing.
Jane Hiddleston, 2010
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After Poststructuralism: Reading, Stories and Theory
After poststructuralism, then, comes the afterlife of poststructuralism. Wonderfully accessible, this is an account of the past and present fortunes of theory, suitable for anyone researching, teaching, or studying in the field.
Colin Davis, 2004
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Discipline and Critique: Kant, Poststructuralism, and the ...
Recasts Kantian philosophy along poststructuralist lines, particularly showing how Kantian ethics can be reformulated to take into account criticisms leveled by Foucault, Lacan, Deleuze, Derrida, and others.
Andrew Cutrofello, 1994
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Ideology after poststructuralism
Leading scholars discuss ideology and hotly contested post-structuralist theory.
Siniša Malešević, Iain M. Mackenzie, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTSTRUCTURALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poststructuralism is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Writ Against Crit Lit
... literary texts were related to new and challenging discourses of Marxism, feminism, structuralism, psychoanalysis and poststructuralism. «Power Line, Jul 15»
2
The Postcolonial Rot Spreads Beyond Middle East Studies
Now English professors could avoid the legitimate charge that poststructuralism, despite its patina of leftist ideology, was in fact an evasion of ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jun 15»
3
Graphs and Legends
After the last “next big things”—French-influenced poststructuralism and the more homegrown new historicism—literary studies have often felt ... «The Nation., May 15»
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Review: 'War of the Encyclopaedists,' by Christopher Robinson and …
... the pursuit of knowledge,” but must become “intimately familiar with poststructuralism, new historicism, phenomenology, and hermeneutics” if ... «New York Times, May 15»
5
What Do We Want from Writing? Money? A Career? Recognition?
... rarefied heyday of structuralism and poststructuralism, but maybe that's because there's no need to work so hard not to be read these days. «Flavorwire, May 15»
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New generation of organic intellectuals needed to continue …
Informed by Tamil literature as much by Tamil history, Marxism as much as Poststructuralism, Thucydides as much as contemporary COIN ... «TamilNet, May 15»
7
Cool as ICE
Even ironic references to good old poststructuralism are cool: “If you want to teach me French philosophy / I'll sleep with you,” artist and Berlin It ... «Artforum, Apr 15»
8
MH Abrams, 102, Dies; Shaped Romantic Criticism and Literary 'Bible'
The champions of poststructuralism, which was gaining ground rapidly in the academy, regarded Professor Abrams as almost painfully ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Metamodern Literature and the Metaverse
... the juxtaposition of romanticism and poststructuralism -- of the metaverse concept and its (still non-exhaustively) theorized consequences. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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The Dead End of Sexual Sin
As an unbelieving professor of English, an advocate of postmodernism and poststructuralism, and an opponent of all totalizing meta-narratives ... «Family Research Council, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Poststructuralism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/poststructuralism>. Apr 2024 ».
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