Post-Structuralism

Post-Structuralism is a term for hilosophical and literary forms of theory that both build upon and reject ideas established by Structuralism, the intellectual project that preceded it. Though Post-Structuralists all present different critiques of structuralism, common themes among them include the rejection of the self-sufficiency of Structuralism, as well as an interrogation of the binary oppositions that constitute its structures. Accordingly, Post-Structuralism discards the idea of interpreting media (or the world) within pre-established, socially constructed structures.

Beliefs
For Post-Structuralists, the idea that language and culture were constructed by humans actually presupposed their unpredictability and vulnerability to bias. Post-Structuralist theory suggests that the concept of 'truth' is tricky – if not impossible – to pin down. This is because the link between signifier and signified is not as fixed as structuralists believed due to the influence of multiple factors.

Keep in mind that post-structuralist theory differs heavily between thinkers, so this will not apply to every post-structuralist and will be very simplified.

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