plural histories
English translation: history (of women) from a range of different perspectives
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|  Selected response from: Charles Davis Spain Local time: 10:42 | ||||||
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| 4 +3 | history (of women) from a range of different perspectives |
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| 4 | different histories |
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different histories Explanation: That's what it means to me - see my discussion entry. |
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peer agreement (net): +3history (of women) from a range of different perspectives Explanation: "Plural" means "relating to, consisting of, or containing more than one or more than one kind or class" (Merriam-Webster), and the idea of "plural histories" is that women in Asia (in this case) do not have just one history, but a range of different histories, according to the perspective from which their history is viewed. It is a term which tends to be used by those who argue that many real aspects of history are ignored in conventional or traditional approaches which are often, at least implicitly, patriarchal and solely concerned with political events. The real lives of women in the past have many aspects, and all or many of these should be examined for a proper understanding of their diverse history. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2013-12-04 10:20:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I think the following, from a book called Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies, by Melanie Smith (p. 90), gives a good idea of what this term refers to: "Urry (1990) is much more positive about the changing nature of museums, especially the proliferation of plural histories (e.g. social, feminist, ethnic, industrial, populist) that are being increasingly represented. [...] However, it could be argued that museums have not yet gone far enough in their representation of plural histories. As stated by Porter (1988: 104), 'museums have been slow to take up issues such as racism, class bias, and sex discrimination, either as employing institutions, or as a medium which propagates a particular and pervasive brand of history'." http://books.google.es/books?id=1PwwPhm9DhoC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA9... "Plural histories" highlights the idea that many important aspects of the real history of people are ignored in traditional unitary history. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 mins (2013-12-04 10:31:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The word "plural" is common in cultural studies, and a plural approach tends to mean one that is not reductive, that is open to diversity, and that does not privilege a single authoritative perspective, thereby silencing the voice and ignoring the experience of those who do not have power and influence. |
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