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Canon Theory

Canon Theory is a theoretical framework within literary and cultural studies that systematically delineates the principles and criteria by which certain texts are institutionally recognized as central, authoritative, or exemplary within a given genre or tradition.

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70

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24

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2017–2026

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Publications

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People of the book: canon, meaning, and authority

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 136 citations

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Feminist Theory and Sociology: Underutilized Contributions for Mainstream Theory

Janet Saltzman Chafetz · Annual Review of Sociology · 1997 · 135 citations

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Medieval Papalism: The Political Theories of the Medieval Canonists

B. Wilkinson, Walter Ullmann · University of Toronto Law Journal · 1950 · 101 citations

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The Eighteenth Century Invents the Canon

Douglas Lane Patey · Modern Language Studies · 1988 · 94 citations

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The Making of the Modern Canon: Genesis and Crisis of a Literary Idea

Thomas Docherty, Jan Górak · The Modern Language Review · 1994 · 86 citations

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Authors

70

  1. KJ
    Ken Jubber

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  2. DJ
    Daniel J. Ward Osb

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  3. MB
    Michael Burawoy

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 37 citations

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  4. WR
    W. R. Owens

    Ottawa Hospital, Canada

    1 publications · 65 citations

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  5. TD
    Thomas Docherty

    University of Houston, United States

    1 publications · 86 citations

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Institutions

24

  1. Oregon Department of Education

    Salem, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    73 citations

  2. Philadelphia University

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  3. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  7. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  8. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 8 publications · 395 citations

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  2. Critical Inquiry

    3 publications · 119 citations

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  3. Journal of Classical Sociology

    JCS · 2 publications · 59 citations

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  4. Poetics Today

    2 publications · 78 citations

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  5. Journal of Aesthetic Education

    JAE · 1 publications · 15 citations

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