Essays about: "canonisation"

Found 2 essays containing the word canonisation.

1. 1. Canonising Culture: Collective Identity Construction in the Denmark Canon

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Stine Ebbesen; [2018]
   Keywords : Denmark Canon; collective identity; cultural heritage; canonisation; identity narrative; Danish identity; nationalism; European Studies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Inspired by what appears to be a nationalist turn in cultural policy-making across Europe, this thesis is concerned with the recent upsurge in the canonisation of Danish culture as it seems to somewhat contradict the cultural policy priorities pursued by the supranational and intergovernmental bodies of which Denmark is a member. The purpose of the research is to investigate how collective identity is constructed in the Denmark Canon. READ MORE

3. 2. Decolonising Literature : Exclusionary Practices and Writing to Resist/Re-Exist

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Stephanie Johansson; [2018]
   Keywords : decolonising; literary studies; English literature; American literature; canons; macro-narrative; grand narratives; close reading; narrative analysis; postcolonial theory; decolonial theory; canonisation; Romanticism; othering; nation-state; national identity; publishing industry;

   Abstract : This thesis examines elements of the conceptualization of literature within literary studies and literary production in a UK context, considering the concept of exclusionary practices based on the negligence of intersectional categories of identity such as race, gender, class, sexuality, etc., in the practice of understanding and interpreting literature. READ MORE