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Aim: How do we view world history? From what lens? How does this effect our Point of View?
Do Now: Define: Eurocentrism
Lesson Overview:
| Item | Approx Time |
| Do Now | 3-5 Min |
| Mini Lesson | 15-20 Min |
| Activity | 15 Min |
| Discussion | 5-7 Min |
Eurocentrism
The term Eurocentrism (French eurocentrisme) was coined in 1988, by Samir Amin, a French-educated Marxian economist from Egypt, director of the Institut Africain de Développement Économique et de Planification from 1980.
The earlier adjective Europe-centric came into use in the early 20th century. The term appears in precisely this form in the writings of the right-wing German writer Karl Haushofer during the 1920s. For instance, in Haushofer's 'Geo-Politics of the Pacific Space' (Geopolitik des pazifischen Ozeans), Haushofer contrasts this Pacific space in terms of global politics to the 'European' and 'Europe-centric' (europa-zentrisch)(pp. 11–23, 110-113, passim).
The term Europocentrism appears in the 1970s, through the Marxist writings of Samir Amin as part of a global, core-periphery or dependency model of capitalist development. 'Eurocentrism' appears only by 1988, in the titles of Amin books as the definition of an ideology.
The Eurocentrism prevalent in international affairs in the 19th century had its historical roots in European colonialism and imperialism from the Early Modern period (16th to 18th centuries). Many international standards (such as the worldwide spread of the Common Era and Latin alphabet, or the Prime Meridian) have their roots in this period.
Eurocentrism often seeks to define Europe as a distinct entity, regardless of theological roots. Even though Christian philosophy, Writing, and other fundamentals of European culture have been significantly influenced from Asia Minor and the Near East, a Eurocentric worldview often seeks to show the superiority of Western customs to analogous developments in other, often earlier cultures.
Classwork & Homework
Lesson PowerPoint: Eurocentrism
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Homework: Assignments 2012-2013