Perspectives | Key Words #5

• The Canon - a general law or principle, by which something is judged, created mostly by a council or any other competent authority, for example: a Church law. 
• DWEM - “Dead white European male” refers to the political correctness issue which caused a big discussion in the 1970s. Mostly represents male historical figures in art and culture whose talent and importance may have been exaggerated.
• Phallocentricism - expresses male superiority, based on the phallus.
• Eurocentrism - a worldview centered on and biased toward the western civilization. 
• Postcolonialism - the historical period of time that represents the end of Western colonialism. The influence of the colonialism is still present.
• Multiculturalism - a society consisting of two or more different cultural or ethnic groups.
• Feminism - a movement that advocates the idea of gender equality. The group mostly consists of female supporters fighting for their rights.