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Chronic Myopia: Foundations of Contemporary Western Perspectives on the Balkans

The construction of Southeastern Europe in Western imagination is the result of assertions of imperial power from some of the first recorded histories onward to modern time. Instead of providing alternative narratives gaping differences in time period, literary genres and geographical origins ballast stereotypical racist tropes and derogatory images of the countries of Southeastern Europe. For example, Roman histories, secondary historical works, twentieth century travel literature, and Central Intelligence Agency estimates all exhibit the same perception. The narrative created by these accounts is limited, remarkably racist and counterfactual. While there has been an abundance of new scholarship aimed at debunking the myths surrounding the area, much of the revisionist histories focus on placing blame, proving ethnogenesis, and serving political purposes. Understanding how the sources continue to influence perception is a pivotal step to understanding Southeastern Europe.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc149619
Date08 1900
CreatorsKelley, Brittany
ContributorsStockdale, Nancy, Fuhrmann, Christopher, McCaslin, Richard
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Kelley, Brittany, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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