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Deconstruction

Scope note

Strategy of critical analysis arising in the mid-20th century, directed toward exposing unquestioned assumptions and internal contradictions in philosophical and literary language. OED

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300067121

Broader Terms used

<critical theories>

Equivalent Terms used

deconstructive

Created

13yrs ago

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