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Lecture 2: Canon and Countercanon Flashcards

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What is the canon?

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texts generally ACCEPTED as TRUE

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What are general characteristics of Canonical Historiography?

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Political/Military = looking at who is in charge of the area and what is happening in politics

Elitist = about the people in power

Androcentric = male center

Eurocentric = Coming from an outsider’s opinion, focusing on an outsider (esp. EuroAmer) perspective

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What are aspects of Eurocentrism?

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Colonialist/nationalist (taking upon the “saviors” perspective)
Culturally-defined understandings

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What is Countercanon?

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History and/or historiography that goes against the canon

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What are some examples of counter-canonical historiographies?

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Gynocentric historiography (Female centric)
Ethnographic historiography (Ethnic/cultural history)

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