What does Derrida's différance mean?

Différance captures two operations: signs produce meaning through difference from other signs, and meaning is perpetually deferred — no sign arrives at full presence or final meaning.

What is Foucault's concept of discourse?

For Foucault, discourse is a system of knowledge, language, and power that determines what can be said, thought, and known in a given historical period.

UGC NET English — Paper II

Poststructuralism & Deconstruction — UGC NET MCQs

25 past-paper pattern questions across all 5 UGC NET question types. Covers Derrida (différance, logocentrism, supplement, trace), Foucault (discourse, episteme, power/knowledge), Lacan (Real/Imaginary/Symbolic, mirror stage), Barthes and Kristeva.

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Poststructuralism & Deconstruction — UGC NET MCQs

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Jacques Derrida introduced the neologism 'différance' (with an 'a') to signal:

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