Deconstruction Theory Research Articles

Subverting the Binary Oppositions concerning Female Agency in Alameddine’s An Unnecessary Woman

This study explores woman’s agency in Alameddine’s fiction, An Unnecessary Woman (2013) concerning the normative state of agency in a communal structure that controls women’s behaviors and wishes set by suppression. The current study uses the deconstruction theory of French post-structuralists Jacques Derrida and Hélène Cixous, taken from a feminist perspective, which undermines gender dichotomies and interrupts “the unquestionable truth” in Western philosophy. In short, Rabih Alameddine’s fiction reveals the misconceptions about – and misrepresentations of – Arab women in contemporary Arab American fiction and disrupts the binary opposition which resembles the backbone of patriarchy.

Hermeneutic Epistemology (Comparative Study of Deconstruction of Derrida and Manhaj Tafsir Muhammadiyah)

The development of qur'anic interpretation has had its ups and downs, especially during the inclusion of the role of reason in the tradition of classical interpretation. Initially, reason was used as an aid in the process of berijtihad, in order to find common ground between the text and the context so that the resulting meaning would correspond to what was needed. The use of reason will always have to do with the adoption of science. Through this process, approaches that are considered foreign (outside of Islam) are included as a logical consequence that Muslims must face. Such as the inclusion of hermeneutics as an approach in understanding the text of the Qur'an.Based on these conditions, this paper tries to compare the hermeneutics of Derrida's deconstruction with the interpretive manhaj in Muhammadiyah through the frame of productive reading. This paper does not discuss hermeneutics as a concept of interpretation in general, but hermeneutics is seen through Derrida's theory of deconstruction.This paper the author will use a comparative method by trying to compare Derrida's deconstruction theory at the stage of thinking in deconstruction with the manhaj system in Muhammadiyah with the aim of getting a clear picture of the epistemological basis of each approach in interpreting the text. Keywords: Hermeneutics, Deconstruction and Manhaj Tarjih

The Rwa Bhineda Painting Principles: The Art of I Dewa Nyoman Batuan

Rwa Bhineda are two distinct characteristics that exist in this life. The goal of this article is to reveal the principle of rwa bhineda in I Dewa Nyoman Batuan's mandala paintings. The mandala paintings by I Nyoman Batuan are very distinctive and have inspired many other artists' paintings. However, there has been no study that discusses the principle of rwa bhineda, which makes mandala paintings by I Dewa Nyoman Batuan look distinctive. This article discusses the principle of rwa bhineda in a painting by I Dewa Nyoman Batuan and the meaning of rwa bhineda in a mandala painting by I Dewa Nyoman Batuan. This study uses a qualitative method. The data sources for this study were mandala paintings by I Dewa Nyoman Batuan himself, mandala painters, cultural observers, and people observing mandala paintings selected based on purposive sampling and snowball techniques. All data obtained through observation, interviews, and literature studies were analyzed qualitatively and interpretatively using aesthetic theory and deconstruction theory. The results of the research show that the principle of rwa bhineda in the mandala painting by I Dewa Nyoman Batuan is made in the form of a circle, which is beautified by the duality motif. The principle of rwa bhineda in mandala paintings by I Dewa Nyoman Batuan has an aesthetic meaning, a cultural meaning, and a counter-destruction meaning.

The Deconstruction of Horror Film Formula in Midsommar by Ari Aster (2019)

The research entitled “The Deconstruction of Horror Film Formula in Midsommar by Ari Aster” aims to figure out the deconstruction of the horror film formula in Midsommar in contrast to horror film formula in general by Brigid Cherry. The researcher used a qualitative method to analyze the data. The primary data are taken from Ari Aster’s movie, Midsommar, in the form of cinematic codes such as setting, lighting, sound, and color. In addition, the researcher also used deconstruction theory in literature and cultural elements such as Scandinavian culture to analyze the deconstruction of horror film formulas in Midsommar film. The researcher found four binary oppositions of the horror film formula in Midsommar. The first one is the deconstruction of setting where Midsommar changes the common horror film formula setting of terrifying into peaceful. The second one is the deconstruction of lighting as Midsommar uses bright lighting instead of the common dark one. The third one is the deconstruction of sound as Midsommar uses dramatic sound instead of the common creepy one. Lastly, the deconstruction of color in Midsommar as it uses various colors instead of monotone ones that are commonly used in the horror film. This research illustrated the deconstruction of the horror film formula in the movie Midsommar from Brigid Cherry’s common original formula by reversing the non-dominant elements into becoming the dominant elements

The effectiveness of a proposed strategy based on deconstructive theory in developing the skills of analyzing the literary text in the Department of Arabic Language in the faculties of education

The effectiveness of a proposed strategy based on deconstructive theory in developing the skills of analyzing the literary text in the Department of Arabic Language in the faculties of education

Living Values Education: An Inter-generational Transition

This qualitative study explores the perception and experiences of living values within an intergenerational context, focusing on individuals from six families spanning three distinct age groups: 13-19, 20-59, and 60 plus. Guided by theories of need, Social Integration, Hybridization, Construction, and Deconstruction, the research aims to investigate the general understanding and perception of living values within the community. Utilizing an intergenerational lens, the study examines how different age groups within the community perceive and embody living values. The research question revolves around the intergenerational dynamics shaping the reality of relational transitions within the community. The study adopts a qualitative approach, and the findings are derived from participants' practical life stories, providing insight into their perceived living values. Children, representing the 13-19 age group, are characterized as being in a passive and innocent state, influenced by the changing dynamics of modernization. Youth, aged 20-59, are described as more artificial in comparison to children, positioning themselves towards the future. The elderly, aged 60 and above, are oriented towards the past, reflecting on their earlier activities. The study also delves into the influence of education on living values within the current Nepalese education system. Through these diverse perspectives, the research aims to contribute to a nuanced understanding of the interplay between age, education, and living values in the community. Keywords: Intergenerational, Transition, living values, Selfnarrating, Teenager, Perception

GENDER POLITICS AND SELF-IDENTITY: A FEMINIST COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FAHMIDA RIAZ AND ADRIENNE RICH

This research investigates the aspect of gender politics and women’s self-identity through the comparative study of Fahmida Riaz’ collection of Poems Four Walls and a Black Veil and Adrienne Rich’s selected poems. Jacques Derrida’s concept of Binary Oppositions in deconstruction theory is the basic framework to conduct the study under feminist perspective. Since the construction of female gender, issues of women identity and their relevance with opposite male gender have raised many questions. The works of these Eastern and Western poets respectively encounter the universal truth of their subjugation as dependent creature in political and social dogmas where females have been assigned fixed gender roles of motherhood, sexuality and partisanship in undesirable pursuit. This classification of the binary assertions can be challenged and re investigated through various contextual lenses. The problem of gender politics and self-identity has been examined under the feminist perspective against structural binary of male/female as the fundamental viewpoint This research raises questions ;how Fahmida Riaz and Adrienne Rich dismantle their dogmatic beliefs, which tools they practice to reject fixed binary oppositions (bisexuality) and rethink feminism, and how concept of transcendence is deconstructed in Eastern and Western literature through social, cultural and political shifts. This research finds out the real practice of gender politics and women identity in both contexts with dissimilar and also a homogeneous approach of the writers in certain aspects. Keywords: Gender Politics, Self-identity, Binary Oppositions, Feminism, Social Dogma.

Deconstruction. Critical Interventions for the 21st Century and Beyond

This essay seeks to make a case for deconstruction as a kind of critical intervention for responding to and dealing with the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century and beyond. Toward this end, it proceeds in three steps or movements. (1) The first part will deconstruct deconstruction, deliberately employing what will be revealed as an inaccurate vernacular understanding of the term in order to extract a more precise and technical characterization of the concept. (2) The second part will investigate the constitutive elements of deconstruction, focusing attention on its two-step procedure, which has been deliberately designed to be a kind of distortion of Hegelian dialectics. (3) Finally, the third part will examine the opportunities and the challenges of the theory and practice of deconstruction indicating how and why it can be considered a critical intervention, albeit one that is not without its own potential problems and vulnerabilities.
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 Received: 29/10/2022. Reviewed: 13/12/2022. Accepted: 23/12/2022.

A Deconstructive Analysis of the Poem Yellow Leaves By M. R. Gohar

Deconstruction is a critical theory and it claims that language is a system of signs and a system of contradictions, differences, and oppositions. According to this theory, a text is deconstructed and derived new sense from that piece of literature. So, this theory is operational for the meanings ultimately and unstable. According to Derrida, the theory of deconstruction tries to suppress or defer the meaning of any text which is shown. So, literary persons cannot control their piece of literature from this point of view. “Yellow Leaves”, is one of the best poems written by Muhammad Riaz Gohar. The poem depicts the autumn time in the relationship. There are too many meanings in the poem even in the title. So, the text of the poem gives us the power to generate new meanings, aesthetic value, and endless sweetness. This study tries to explore the hidden themes, and thoughts of the poem by close reading and analyzing it. The researcher applied the principles of the theory of Deconstruction for the first time to this text and the rest of the aesthetic values of this poem. This study concludes that the newly established meanings of “Yellow Leaves” can be sure of being decidable or themselves.

Binary Opposition in Fast as The Wind Novel by Nat Gould

The purpose of this article is to reveal the binary opposition of Hector Woodridge, one of the characters in Nat Gould's novel Fast as the Wind. This article applies the qualitative method and objective approach. The data in this article were quotations such as words, texts, or sentences that were obtained from Fast as the Wind. This article will also focus on analyzing the character using Derrida's deconstruction theory. This article analyzed the character Hector Woodridge via binary opposition that provides a different view from the story. The findings show three opposite characteristics of Hector Woodridge. The previously fixed thoughts of Hector Woodridge are vengeful, sane, and grateful. After the previous view was deconstructed, the different views are forgiving, mad, and ungrateful. This article tried to signify the different views of Hector Woodridge through binary opposition.

A Deconstruction of Characters in “SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run”

This research discussed deconstruction of characters, which aimed to deconstruct a binary opposition between main character and minor character in SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. The researcher revealed other side of the characters having been not important in this movie becoming important because the minor characters formed a different character in the SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and figured out different character of SpongeBob. This researcher is based on Derrida's theory of deconstruction. A descriptive qualitative method in revealing data. There're two steps in deconstructing the text. The first is locating an opposition, and the second is determining which side is privileged. The researcher used note taking as an instrument to get valid data. Primary data in this study was taken from dialogue of the characters in "SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run" and watching in YouTube to get the data needed including the movie. So, secondary data in this study was taken from the movie and dialogue scripts in the movie by some of the characters in the movie. The findings showed that the main character in this movie was SpongeBob. SpongeBob is brave enough to defy a seven-seas king in order to save Gary, his pet.

Paul de Man’s Flemish

Abstract This essay seeks to fill a gap in the scholarship on Paul de Man by taking stock of the scattered references to Flemish in his later writings. Taking its cue from a passing remark in the most recent de Man biography—namely, that late in life the theorist attested repeatedly in private to the experience of “losing” his native tongue—this article has two aims. One is to show that de Man’s later works bear witness to this ongoing experience of native-linguistic loss; the other is to relate this experience to the theory of deconstruction that de Man had espoused by then. To this latter end, the essay establishes a comparison between de Man’s later works, from Allegories of Reading (1979) onward, and Jacques Derrida’s 1996 autobiographical essay Monolingualism of the Other in order to show how the deconstructive theory conception of language-as-other is rooted in these two thinkers’ respective experiences of native-linguistic loss. The essay closes by reflecting on the contrast between a major language's relative resilience to native-linguistic loss, as in the case of Derrida’s French, and the far more precarious condition of a minor language in exile such as de Man's Flemish.

DECONSTRUCTION OF PATRIARCHIC CULTURAL DISCUSSION IN TRADITIONAL VILLAGE LEADERSHIP

This research starts from the existence of a gap between reality (dassein) and idealism (dassolen) that so far the position of the traditional village chief has always been occupied by men, not a single woman has held this position, even though ideally women can also become traditional village chiefs because there is no prohibition for women to do so. The theories used in the theoretical basis for this research are deconstruction theory, intersectionality theory, and subaltern theory. The research method used is a qualitative research method, with observation and interview techniques used in data collection. Data analysis was carried out deconstructively. The results of the study indicate that the strong dominance of the masculine in the leadership of the Buduk Traditional Village is based on or motivated by three main things: (1) various political ideologies that support patriarchal culture, (2) the interest to maintain the power of men, (3) the practice of giving meaning to women. Women and men in the context of traditional villages which show various meanings. These various meanings essentially indicate efforts to legitimize men's power and women's subordination, accompanied by co-optation and manipulation efforts to realize the legitimacy of men's power and women's subordination in traditional village life.
 Keywords: traditional village, leadership, patriarchal culture, discourse, deconstruction

The old state ideology behind the Sewaka Dharma Motto in Denpasar city government practice

This article discusses the dismantling of the ideology behind the meaning of Sewaka Dharma. as the public service motto of the Denpasar City Government. In general, in carrying out its activities, it uses the motto as a supporter of its employees. This article focuses on the locus of the Denpasar City Government by critically analyzing the study of cultural studies in the realm of public employees. This article uses the theory of deconstruction, and is supported by the concepts of social practice and the power of knowledge. The data collection method in this article uses interview techniques, and observations of informants. This article also offers a finding that behind the motto of Sewaka Dharma, the hidden meaning of the old state ideology which is manifested through patrimonial behavior actually still includes an increase in the symbolic identity of the presence of formal power, namely the Mayor of Denpasar as an analogy to the king's power. In this capacity, the motto of Sewaka Dharma becomes an effective means of power among bureaucrats at all levels which places them as a means of discipline as well as effective supervision for employees who serve in power.

DECONSTRUCTION OF DEATH IN ALFRED LORD TENNYSON’S IN MEMORIAM

This study discusses the deconstruction of death in “In Memoriam” written by Alfred Lord Tennyson. This study tries to challenge the centralized meaning of the book of poetry “In Memoriam”, death is a scary experience for human. The author uses the deconstruction theory developed by Derrida. This deconstruction theory tries to replace the centralized-meaning contained in a literary work. There are three stages to apply the theory of deconstruction in this research. The stages are the reconstruction stage, the deconstruction stage, and the reinscription stage. The method used in this research is a qualitative method. The data that has been found comes from quotation in the poetry book "In Memoriam". The result of the deconstruction reading is the discovery of "another meaning", the author finds death is the beginning of immortality. This "another meaning" succeeded in refuting the position of centralized meaning in "In Memoriam".

Dekonstruksi Peran Seme dan Uke dalam Manga Shishi mo Kobamazu

This research is descriptive qualitative research with the object of research manga entitled "Shishi mo Kobamazu" (2014) by Kiriyu Kiyoi. This manga is a boy's same-sex love genre that generally has a formula for the roles of Seme and Uke. The role of seme will be considered to have all the masculine traits and the role of uke to have all the feminine traits. In the Shishi mo Kobamazu manga, the roles of Seme and Uke are given a different role concept from manga boy's love in general resulting in a deconstruction of the role concepts of Seme and Uke. The aim of this research is to describe the deconstruction that occurs and its depiction in literary works so that it can be seen that the construction of gender roles in same-sex love relationships does not have a patent provision and can change according to conditions and times. The method used is a literature study. The theory used in this research is Derrida's deconstruction theory and Butler's performativity. Both theories are used to analyze the form of deconstruction in the roles of seme and uke and to understand the concept of gender roles in same-sex relationships. The results show that the character in this manga can display and form a new identity in their seme and uke roles through the performativity of gender roles in same-sex relationships. The new identity in the form of Seme and Uke is not fixed on one gender trait. Seme can be described as having a petite body and characters like women and uke can be described as having a strong and masculine physique. The roles of Seme and Uke can change according to the identity shown by each character in the manga.

A Deconstructive Analysis of Mohsin Hamid’s Moth Smoke

The aim of the current study is to deconstruct the foremost idea of individuals' struggle in Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid. Deconstruction theory states that language is a system of signs (signifier/signified) and, more distinctively, a system of binary oppositions, differences and contradictions. With the application of the Difference, as a tool, the study tries to investigate the non-centricity and free play of signifiers in the novel. The study also identifies the binary oppositions in the novel and destabilizes them by the application of deconstruction theory, given by Jacques Derrida. The result suggests that the deconstructive interpretation of Moth Smoke is rarely definite; instead, it seeks to always problematize the meaning of the text and suggest the depth to which the text operates. The new standpoints regarding man's great effort to survive in society, desire, death, depravity, power, jealousy, redundancy, insatiability, desire, and injustice of our judiciary system are deconstructed.

Sense Of Meanings: A Deconstructive Lens On Time, Space And Opposites In The Film The Host (2016) Directed By Miranda Pennell

Deconstruction has been used in theater practice and performance art since the 1960s -1970s as a strategy to guide viewers to observation of things and people in and around the performance practice, questioning meaning and its making. This paper proposes that deconstruction is relevant and of value to screendance practitioners for the way in which it supports the challenging of dominant narratives, and invites us to notice and question fixed truths, including our own. For the purpose of my argument I will focus on a film, The Host (2016) by Miranda Pennell, a film made from archive images, which are deconstructed by the filmmaker as part of her narrative making. Among the numerous studies and contributions Derrida has made within philosophical debate, I will focus solely on his theory of deconstruction of text and meaning to contextualize the deconstructive approach adopted by Miranda Pennell in her film The Host (2016). Pennell’s approach includes her research into the narrative of the film. This inclusion gives the film a performative attribute, which I argue to be a point for considering the film a work of screendance. The combination of the archive material and Pennell’s approach to it, allows her to shift between various possible truths that cohabit within a broad spectrum of time and space. In the words of Trinh T. Minh-ha in “The Totalizing Quest of Meaning” from Theorizing Documentary edited by Michael Renov: To compose is not always synonymous with ordering to persuade, and to give the filmed document another sense, another meaning, itis not necessarily to distort it. If life’s paradoxes and complexities are not to be suppressed, the question of degrees and nuances isincessantly crucial. Pennell’s deconstructive approach favors the consideration of such “degrees and nuances” when presenting her narrative, constructing meaning that is complex in its subtleties and implications by pairing opposite concepts and looking at their relation and their relation to herself and others. In The Host (2016) this pairing is consistent throughout the film, openly inviting viewers to question what is being shown. Through a close analysis of The Host, contextualized both with reference to Derrida and to the wider field of screendance, I conclude that a deconstructive approach offers filmmakers and screendance practitioners interested in reinterpreting archive materials through film editing the opportunity to expand choreography to another discipline. As a screendance practitioner, I find that this opens up a world of narrative possibilities, and this is reason enough to shine more light on works that do so.

PREWEDDING PHOTO HYPERREALITY IN BALI

The practice of Hindu marriages in Bali has been unknowingly hit by the name pop culture, or in lifestyle terms as pre-wedding photos. The wedding customs of the Hindu community in Bali as a local tradition or local culture that previously did not recognize the term pre-wedding photos began to be inserted and produced through materialistic discourses and practices. Pre-wedding photos encourage the presence of an element of hyperreality from the millennial lifestyle that is mixed by digital and virtual spaces, as a trend of 'futuristic', 'replica', and 'copy' which has actually surpassed reality itself since its presence in 1996. The research is located in Bali and uses qualitative methods. The problems studied include (1) why there is a tendency for hyperreality in pre-wedding photos; (2) what are the forms of hyperreality of pre-wedding photos in Bali; (3) what are the implications of the hyperreality of pre-wedding photos in Bali. In general, this research is to deconstruct what is behind the pre-wedding photo phenomenon and reveal facts that can provide an overview of knowledge and understanding of its relationship with the hyper-reality of pre-wedding photos in Bali. The analysis of this research uses several theories, namely hypersemiotic theory, deconstruction theory, and commodification theory. The results show that (1) the factors that cause hyperreality in pre-wedding photos are lifestyle factors, commercial industry factors, globalization factors, and the factors of negotiation between photographers and clients (brides); (2) forms of hyperreality in pre-wedding photos in Bali show visual engineering, cultural fabrication, love accentuation, hybrid identity, parody and reinterpretation of style; (3) the implications of the hyperreality of pre-wedding photos in Bali show three implications, namely the implications of aesthetic innovation, the implications of an unstable commercial industry, and the implications of shifting meaning. What is presented in the pre-wedding photo phenomenon is a celebration of desire (symbol sales) in various manipulative ways and various supporting media.
 Keywords: Hyperreality, pre-wedding photos, Hindu community, Bali

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Play “into the Woods”: A Postmodernist Study

Postmodernism is an intellectual movement that embraces meaningless and fragmentation. The concept of scepticism will be its dominant feature. Scepticism means to challenge and to question the fixed view of certain beliefs. Sondheim's Into the Woods (1986) is a musical play that consists of traditional famous fairy tales. Sondheim deconstructs and challenges these traditional fairy tales in order to be appropriate for postmodern age. Definitely the fairy tales are marvellous stories that have a simple structure but at the same times it reflects the ideological and the cultural elements of the society. Two tales in Into the Woods; Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk, will be studied according to postmodern strategies and techniques such as intertextuality, deconstruction theory and fragmentation to scepticise the cultural and ideological elements that exist under the simple structure of these traditional tales.