poststructuralism

See also: post-structuralism

English

Etymology

From post- +‎ structuralism.

Noun

poststructuralism (countable and uncountable, plural poststructuralisms)

1. (philosophy) An extension of structuralism influenced by deconstructionism
   • 2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 143:

     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.

Translations

extension of structuralism

• Finnish: jälkistrukturalismi, poststrukturalismi
• Japanese: ポスト構造主義 (posuto kōzō shugi)
• Spanish: postestructuralismo m