Dekonstruksi
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NounNoun
A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
Dekonstruksi is a method of critical analysis aimed at dismantling established structures or underlying assumptions within a text or thought. This process reveals internal contradictions and hidden meanings to demonstrate that a construction is not singular or absolute.
Synonyms & Variants
analisis ulang mendalam
A careful re-examination and review of an object or idea to uncover hidden aspects.
bedah wacana
A term used in social science studies to analyze the structure and ideology behind a discourse.
bongkar pasang
Informally, refers to the act of disassembling and reassembling something, often with connotations of analysis or repair.
pembongkaran makna
The process of deeply dissecting and analyzing the layers of meaning in a text or concept.
penguraian kritis
The process of breaking down and examining an idea or system with an approach that questions its underlying assumptions.
Usage Notes or Etymology
The term dekonstruksi is borrowed from English deconstruction, popularized by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s through his work De la Grammatologie (1967). Derrida developed this method as a critique of “logocentrism” in Western philosophical tradition. In Indonesian, the word is formed from the prefix de- (negation/reversal) and konstruksi (structural construction), literally meaning to dismantle what has been built. In everyday usage, it is often loosely applied to mean “critically analyzing something from within its own structure”.
Real-world Usage
Dosen itu melakukan dekonstruksi terhadap teori-teori mapan untuk menemukan perspektif baru yang kritis.
English Translation
Representative of real-world usage and contextual accuracy.
More Examples
Kurator seni itu melakukan dekonstruksi terhadap narasi sejarah kolonial melalui pameran tersebut.
The art curator deconstructed colonial historical narratives through the exhibition.