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Introduction to Deconstruction - Derrida's Critique of Structuralism

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This lecture introduces Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction through his critiques of structuralism and semiotics. It explores the nature of the text, discourse, différance, supplementarity, language, writing, and indeterminate meaning.

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- Chapter 1. Origins and Influence of Jacques Derrida
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- Chapter 2. Derrida's Style
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- Chapter 3. The Eiffel Tower and Wallace Stevens' "Anecdote of the Jar"
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- Chapter 4. Levi-Strauss and the Oedipus Myth
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- Chapter 5. Derrida and Semiotic Science
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- Chapter 6. "Event" and History
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- Chapter 7. Language and Writing
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- Chapter 8. Language, Supplementarity, and Différance
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