Exclusive Histories, Unseen Narratives
The canon is generally understood as a body of the most important personalities and key works in a particular field, and for various reasons it evokes an impression of objectivity and impartiality. But is it really objective, or does it exclude someone or something? The study provides a critical ref...
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| description | The canon is generally understood as a body of the most important personalities and key works in a particular field, and for various reasons it evokes an impression of objectivity and impartiality. But is it really objective, or does it exclude someone or something? The study provides a critical reflection on the principles of the formation and reproduction of the canon of 20th century architecture – specifically on the example of its distribution in the academic environment through selected survey literature and syllabi of university courses. First, the text presents argumentation and findings by selected foreign and domestic scholars who view the general processes of canon formation mainly through a feminist perspective. Further, the text offers an content analysis of selected survey literature and syllabi for courses on the history of 20th century architecture taught at Czech universities. On this basis, the study concludes by attempting to answer the research question: What interpretation of architectural history is conveyed in the materials under study, and to what extent this is a history that takes into account the creative contributions of women and the circumstances of their lived experience in the field? |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dc32bff7da2f4d928c2c0f0b4e306de22025-08-20T02:42:00ZengInstitute of History, Slovak Academy of SciencesArchitektúra & Urbanizmus0044-86802729-87522024-01-01581-2619https://doi.org/10.31577/archandurb.2024.58.1-2.1Exclusive Histories, Unseen NarrativesKlára Brůhová0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2456-1792Assistant professorThe canon is generally understood as a body of the most important personalities and key works in a particular field, and for various reasons it evokes an impression of objectivity and impartiality. But is it really objective, or does it exclude someone or something? The study provides a critical reflection on the principles of the formation and reproduction of the canon of 20th century architecture – specifically on the example of its distribution in the academic environment through selected survey literature and syllabi of university courses. First, the text presents argumentation and findings by selected foreign and domestic scholars who view the general processes of canon formation mainly through a feminist perspective. Further, the text offers an content analysis of selected survey literature and syllabi for courses on the history of 20th century architecture taught at Czech universities. On this basis, the study concludes by attempting to answer the research question: What interpretation of architectural history is conveyed in the materials under study, and to what extent this is a history that takes into account the creative contributions of women and the circumstances of their lived experience in the field?https://architektura-urbanizmus.sk/2024/07/15/exclusive-histories-unseen-narratives/20th century architecturewomen architectshistory of architecturearchitectural canonfeminismczech architecturegender |
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