Derrida and Deconstruction- Literary Theory and Criticism
Derrida and Deconstruction This blog us part of thinking activity assigned by Prof. Dilip Barad Sir. For background of the task check "Deconstruction and Derrida" . Video: 5.1 Why is it difficult to define Deconstruction? Deconstruction is difficult to define because it challenges the very idea of fixed meaning and stable definitions. Introduced by Jacques Derrida, it reveals how language is always shifting, dependent on context, and full of internal contradictions. Deconstruction does not follow a set method or offer clear steps- instead, it questions binary oppositions and shows how texts undermine their own claims. Since it resists rigid structures and insists that meaning is always deferred, any attempt to define it simply would go against its core philosophy. Is Deconstruction a negative term? As per Derrida Deconstruction is not what we simply understand as breaking down something or destroying something. It is rather an inquiry into the foundations of Western Philoso...