Deconstruction of "ambivalence" Poststructuralistic reiterations of the concept of ambivalence from the perspective of educational theory

Focusing on the relation between discourse and subject formation, the poststructuralistic reiterations and resignifications within the concept of ambivalence provide important aspects for a contemporary conceptualization of ambivalence, especially within the framework of educational theory (Bildungstheorie). From this point of view the paper explores firstly the notion of "ambivalence" in the context of Derrida's theory and practice of deconstruction and secondly the relation between "ambivalence" and "ambiguity" considering Derrida's theory of "diff,rance" and Butler's theory of "performativity". Finally the article outlines the meaning of "ambivalence" in Butler's theory of the subjectivation process.