This article will serve as an introductory look into the term canon, and how we will use it in the rest of this blog. The term canon is most commonly used to group a series of works together. Usually you discuss one or two connections. The first is a real world, or para-textual connection such as the canon of an author (Culler, 2011). The second is a fictional, or intertextual connection, like the Star Wars canon, or canon or non canon episodes of Fresh prince of Bel Air.
In this series we will mostly focus on the second definition. This is not to say that the other definition is any way less of a form of analysis, but this will be what we mostly focus on. More specifically, we will focus on what is considered “true” within the framework of certain pieces of media. It’s equally important for any canonical study to look at what isn’t included in a collection, as what is.
Culler, Jonathan D., Literary theory: a very short introduction, 2. ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011
This blog post was spell checked and edited for readability at 2021-06-07
An Unused Frequency 