Eurocentric
Prioritizing Western civilization
Eurocentric describes a worldview that places European culture, history, and values at the center, treating them as the standard against which other cultures are measured.
The term is usually critical, pointing out biases in education, scholarship, or media that privilege Western perspectives: a Eurocentric curriculum that barely mentions non-Western civilizations.
The implied opposite is a more global or multicultural viewpoint.
Domination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- orientalismInterest in Eastern aesthetics
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
parochialism · provincialism · insularity · prejudice · supremacy · paternalism · exceptionalism · Westernization
Domination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- Greco-RomanAntiquity's blended heritage
Hellenism · classicism · feudalism · industrialization · modernity · humanism · neoclassicism · romanticism
Educational program's content plan
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
philosophy · art history · literature · anthropology · archaeology · Western civilization
Ending imperial control
- postcolonialismStudy of imperial aftermath
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- subalternJunior commissioned officer
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
pluralism · multiculturalism · counter-narrative · revisionism · repatriation · representation · decolonizing · non-Western
Large connected landmass
- European UnionContinental political-economic federation
- EUEuropean political-economic bloc
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
Balkans · Iberia · Alps · Atlantic · transatlantic · metropole
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- orientalismInterest in Eastern aesthetics
- hegemonyDominant group's control
chauvinism · parochialism · provincialism · insularity · prejudice · supremacy · paternalism · exceptionalism · Westernization · assimilation
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
Greco-Roman · Hellenism · classicism · feudalism · industrialization · modernity · humanism · neoclassicism · romanticism · baroque
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
- pedagogyArt of instruction
scholarship · philosophy · art history · literature · anthropology · archaeology · Western civilization
decolonization
Ending imperial control
- postcolonialismStudy of imperial aftermath
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- subalternJunior commissioned officer
decentralization · pluralism · multiculturalism · counter-narrative · revisionism · repatriation · representation · decolonizing · non-Western · periphery
continent
Large connected landmass
- European UnionContinental political-economic federation
- EUEuropean political-economic bloc
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Scandinavia · Balkans · Iberia · Alps · Atlantic · transatlantic · metropole
EurocentricAfrocentric
Emphasizing African cultural viewpoint
decolonized · multicultural · polycentric · global · pluralistic