Footnote #41 - Canons
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Footnote #41 looks at canon formation and value judgments in relation to the selection and privilege of art and culture’s masterworks, with Chris and Alex tackling the relationship between canons and consensus. Topics include canonisation as a political process of inclusion and exclusion; core-periphery models of how so-called untouchable art secures its prominence; the contributions of fan cultures to discourses of ownership, authenticity, and what is considered ‘official’; and the implications for syllabus design when it comes to thinking about the canonising of key texts in the classroom.
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Suggested Readings
Callus, Paula. 2012. “Reading Animation through the Eyes of Anthropology: A Case Study of sub-Saharan African Animation.” animation: an interdisciplinary journal 7, no. 2 (November): 113–130.
Gorfinkel, Elena. 2019. “Against Lists.” Another Gaze: A Feminist Film Journal (November 29, 2019). Available at: https://www.anothergaze.com/elena-gorfinkel-manifesto-against-lists/.
Schrader, Paul. 2006. “Deep Focus: Canon Fodder: As the Sun Finally Sets on the Century of Cinema, by What Criteria Do We Determine Its Masterworks?,” Film Comment 42, no. 5 (September/October 2006): 33-49.
Staiger, Janet. 1985. “The Politics of Film Canons.” Cinema Journal 24, no. 3 (Spring): 4-23.