Open AccessDie vermeldingsnetwerk van gekanoniseerde Afrikaanse skrywers in die Afrikaanse literatuurstudie (2000–2020)
Author(s) -
Bürgert Senekal,
Eduan Kotzé
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tydskrif vir letterkunde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-9070
pISSN - 0041-476X
DOI - 10.17159/tl.v58i2.10473
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , literary criticism , point (geometry) , history , field (mathematics) , literary science , sociology , literature , philosophy , art , computer science , mathematics , geometry , machine learning , pure mathematics
From the point of view of systems and field theory, the value attached to a work of art, for example a literary text, is not only the result of the intrinsic characteristics of the text but also includes connections with institutions such as publishers, and factors like literary prizes, the value judgments of literary historians, of reviewers, and of literary critics. The current study examines the mentions of canonized Afrikaans writers in nine academic journals over the past two decades, taking into account more than 5 000 publications and more than 70 000 pages. It is shown which authors are mentioned most, but also which authors are mentioned most often together, and it is shown that authors are mostly mentioned together in the terms of genre. Although the current study represents a large study of the visibility of authors in the study of Afrikaans literature, suggestions for further research are also made.