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Deconstruction in film analyses: Poststructuralism, Derrida and cinema
(Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2022-03-09) Aker, Hacer
Deconstructive analyses on cinematic texts are becoming widespread, albeit in limited numbers. The deconstructive readings remain in the dimension of emotion transfer due to the lack of sufficient knowledge; they become detrimental to the depth of the analysis field. Undoubtedly, there is no discussion that can be shown as “the best.” However, making in-depth analysis using deconstruction is the author’s responsibility to the film as a product, to the audience, and to criticism in general. The most important tool in fulfilling this responsibility is awareness of the applied analysis technique. This study was born out of the limitation observed in the mentioned awareness and the need created by the inadequacy of theoretical studies in the field. In this context, the study aims to reveal what deconstruction is through Derrida’s terminology and to show how this practice can be applied to film analysis. It constructs this on three levels: At the first level, deconstruction is handled and defined as one of the arguments of poststructuralism. At the second level, the work focuses on Derrida’s concepts of phonocentrism/logocentrism, Différance, reversal/displacement, and repression. The third and final level covers how deconstruction can be applied to films as a method of analysis. The opportunity that this study would be a source for researchers interested in cinema, Derrida, and deconstruction is expected to make the study meaningful as a whole.