This document provides an overview of deconstruction criticism. It began in France in the 1960s with Jacques Derrida, who coined the term "differance" to describe how meanings in a text cannot be fully reconciled. Deconstruction questions fundamental concepts and oppositions in philosophy by examining language and logic. It treats works of art as instances of conflict between different types of meanings rather than harmonious fusions. Deconstruction encourages questioning traditions and received ideas but is criticized for making truth impossible by deconstructing everything.