Meaning is fixed and objective.

Meaning is constructed and subjective.

Meaning is inherent in the text.

Meaning is determined by the author.

Jacques Derrida

Michel Foucault

Judith Butler

Roland Barthes

A method of interpreting texts that reveals their hidden meanings.

A way of understanding the relationship between language and power.

A strategy for exposing the contradictions and inconsistencies in a text.

All of the above.

Structuralism emphasizes the objective meaning of texts, while post-structuralism emphasizes the subjective meaning of texts.

Structuralism focuses on the surface level of texts, while post-structuralism focuses on the deeper level of texts.

Structuralism sees language as a system of fixed meanings, while post-structuralism sees language as a system of fluid meanings.

All of the above.

The reader is a passive recipient of meaning.

The reader is an active participant in the construction of meaning.

The reader is irrelevant to the meaning of the text.

The reader is the sole authority on the meaning of the text.

Post-structuralism argues that truth and objectivity are absolute and universal.

Post-structuralism argues that truth and objectivity are relative and subjective.

Post-structuralism argues that truth and objectivity are irrelevant to the interpretation of texts.

Post-structuralism argues that truth and objectivity are determined by the author.

Discourse is a neutral and objective representation of reality.

Discourse is a tool for the powerful to maintain their dominance.

Discourse is a site of struggle between different social groups.

Discourse is irrelevant to the exercise of power.

Post-structuralism argues that the author is the sole creator of the meaning of a text.

Post-structuralism argues that the author is irrelevant to the meaning of a text.

Post-structuralism argues that the author is a co-creator of the meaning of a text along with the reader.

Post-structuralism argues that the author is a product of the discourse in which they write.

Post-structuralism argues that genres are fixed and unchanging.

Post-structuralism argues that genres are fluid and dynamic.

Post-structuralism argues that genres are irrelevant to the interpretation of texts.

Post-structuralism argues that genres are determined by the author.

Post-structuralism has led to a more objective and scientific approach to literary criticism.

Post-structuralism has led to a more subjective and interpretive approach to literary criticism.

Post-structuralism has led to the decline of literary criticism.

Post-structuralism has had no impact on literary criticism.

Deconstruction

Discourse

Power

Objectivity

Jacques Derrida

Michel Foucault

Judith Butler

All of the above

Language is a neutral and objective tool for communication.

Language is a tool for the powerful to maintain their dominance.

Language is a site of struggle between different social groups.

Language is irrelevant to the exercise of power.

Post-structuralism argues that identity is fixed and unchanging.

Post-structuralism argues that identity is fluid and dynamic.

Post-structuralism argues that identity is irrelevant to the interpretation of texts.

Post-structuralism argues that identity is determined by the author.