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deconstructionism
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deconstructionism as in:  literary deconstruction

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  • Nope, one B. Cedric laughs, "All right, then," and Zayd murmurs about some pressing reading to do for his media deconstruction class before they slap hands.†  (source)
  • The result was a cacophony of shape and color that the designer, with no detectable sign of irony, called Eclectic Deconstructionism.†  (source)
  • "Risley continues her disconcerting deconstruction of perceived gender and its relationship to perceived power, especially in respect to numinous imagery," she says.†  (source)
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  • I also need to acknowledge here that there is a different model of professional reading, deconstruction, that pushes skepticism and doubt to its extreme, questioning nearly everything in the story or poem at hand, to deconstruct the work and show how the author is not really in charge of his materials.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
  • After discussing the basic plot for fifteen minutes, Wheelock advances his literary deconstruction by mentioning the novel's oft-noted companion essay—"How 'Bigger' Was Born"— in which Wright tells at length about the creation of his main character, about the five "Biggers" he's known since his childhood.†  (source)
  • Seek true virtue, not a false deconstruction.†  (source)
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