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Course: Doctoral Seminar 4 - Post-structuralism and Postmodernism

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Course title	Doctoral Seminar 4 - Post-structuralism and Postmodernism
Course code	KGN/92BS4
Organizational form of instruction	Seminar
Level of course	Doctoral
Year of study	not specified
Semester	Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits	5
Language of instruction	German
Status of course	Optional
Form of instruction	Face-to-face
Work placements	This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components	None

Lecturer(s)
Krappmann Joerg, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Post-structuralism and post-modernism are umbrella terms for an entire range of, in all actuality, fairly differing theories: deconstruction (Derrida), discourse analysis (Foucault), intertextuality (Kristeva), structural psychoanalysis (Lacan), etc. In this seminar, it is demonstrated from when and under what circumstances post-structuralism had evolved from structuralist varieties (Roland Barthes). The linking element of all post-structuralist methods is the connection to de Saussure´s understanding of language, although the double arbitrariness of the sign is being criticised (superiority of the signifier). This generally involves a partial revival of the referent, which merely plays a passive role in de Saussure´s triade in the theory of signs. Hence, the differences between post-structuralist and semiotic models become more obvious. Finally, the course presents the consequences of post-structuralism with regard to philosophy of language and the logic of argumentation (Searle, Quine).
Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Post-structuralism and post-modernism are umbrella terms for an entire range of, in all actuality, fairly differing theories: deconstruction (Derrida), discourse analysis (Foucault), intertextuality (Kristeva), structural psychoanalysis (Lacan), etc. In this seminar, it is demonstrated from when and under what circumstances post-structuralism had evolved from structuralist varieties (Roland Barthes).
Prerequisites
unspecified
Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Dialog
Recommended literature

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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 07.05.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2026/2027