Descripción del proyecto
Desentrañar la mecánica de la formación del canon
En literatura, la noción de texto o autor canónico tiene un profundo significado, ya que confiere prestigio y autoridad a determinadas obras. Sin embargo, los cánones no son entidades fijas, sino que están sujetos a una evolución constante. Aún se desconocen las enigmáticas fuerzas que dan forma a estos cánones y a su influencia. En este contexto, el proyecto MECANO, financiado por las acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, pretende arrojar luz sobre los mecanismos de formación del canon y transmisión del conocimiento en los textos griegos y latinos antiguos. Para explorar cómo los textos adquieren categoría canónica y cómo estos cánones implícitos cambian con el tiempo, el equipo del proyecto emplea métodos cualitativos y digitales para examinar vastos corpus textuales. Esta iniciativa fomenta un nuevo modelo para el estudio de la canonicidad y el cultivo de estudiosos de las humanidades con conciencia histórica y competencias digitales.
Objetivo
To consider a text or author canonical is to invest it with prestige, authority or even timeless value. Canons set standards and define what is deemed worthy of transmission, but at the same time they are constantly undergoing change. The distinction between those who belong to the canon and those who do not inevitably operates a dynamics of inclusion and exclusion. It is not clear, however, who if anyone is the agent of such operations and what influences the way canons are shaped.
MECANO (The Mechanics of Canon Formation and the Transmission of Knowledge from Greco-Roman Antiquity) aims to advance our understanding of the mechanics of canon formation and knowledge transmission of ancient Greek and Latin texts. It will look at a) how texts, ideas or authors become canonical by being cited, translated, studied, imitated, excerpted, or compiled by later authors, and b) how such implicit canons have changed across time and space by being received in different cultural, intellectual and linguistic environments. To study the dynamics of canonicity from a longitudinal perspective, MECANO will combine qualitative approaches to intellectual history and reception studies with applications of digital and computational methods on extensive text corpora. Bringing together six universities and an array of academic and non-academic institutions interested in the topic of canonicity (publishers, museums, academies of sciences, national libraries, arts companies), as well as a centre for entrepreneurship and an ICT company, MECANO created a training programme that responds to the need for historically conscious and digitally skilled Humanities PhDs. MECANO's twofold goal is to develop a new model for the study of canonicity and to train the PhD researchers to become versatile intellectuals ready to tackle the challenges of modern engagement with the topics of canonicity, diversity, and cultural heritage.
Ámbito científico
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral NetworksCoordinador
3000 Leuven
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