Meanings
nounpoststructuralism (countable and uncountable, plural poststructuralisms)
plural poststructuralisms
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesAn extension of structuralism influenced by deconstructionism
The search for a unified theory of social differentiation—a way of bringing together class, race, gender, and sex analysis into a single comparative frame—may not initially appeal to those whose analytical style has been shaped by poststructuralism.
2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 143
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 后結構主義 /后结构主义
- 后結構主義 /后结构主义 (hòujiégòuzhǔyì)extension of structuralism
Finnish jälkistrukturalismi, poststrukturalismi
- jälkistrukturalismiextension of structuralism
- poststrukturalismiextension of structuralism
Japanese ポスト構造主義
- ポスト構造主義 (posuto kōzō shugi)extension of structuralism
Polish poststrukturalizm
- poststrukturalizmextension of structuralism
Spanish postestructuralismo
- postestructuralismoextension of structuralism
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