Question

10. Distinguish the differences between Deconstructionist, Revisionist, and Marxist theories

Answer 1

Deconstructionist theories question traditional assumptions about certainty, identity, and truth. It asserts that words can only refer to other words and attempts to demonstrate how statements about any text subvert their own meanings.

Revisionist theories challenge the orthodox views held by professional scholars about events and phenomenon, while introducing new evidence, or restating the motivations and decisions of the participant people.

Marxist theory holds that class struggle plays a central role in understanding society's allegedly inevitable development from oppression under capitalism to a socialist and ultimately classless society.