A Canon of Our Own?

Authors

  • Annette Kliewer Landau, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Institut Germanistik

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/575

Keywords:

Hochschule, Wissenschaftstheorie, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

Gender Studies always took pride in criticizing the traditional scholarly canon. The Referat Genderforschung (Gender Research Facilities) at the University of Vienna, however, hosted an international conference from November 28-29, 2005, which directly questioned themes such as the existence, development, and meaning of a canon for women’s and gender studies. A successful lecture series with the title “A Canon of Our Own” (spring 2005) and the ever-increasing demand for scholarly exchange provided the inspiration for the conference. But canonization exists in Gender Studies as well, which excludes certain female scholars, particularly those from a non-western background, whether from postcolonial or postsocialist states. To combat this, the hosts invited speakers from 15 different countries.

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Published

2007-11-06

Issue

No. 23 (2007): Positionierungen

Section

Offener Teil

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