Meaning of Americentrism | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“American education, if it is centered on anything, is centered on itself. It is “Americentric.” Most American students today have⟳ never studied any world history, they know⟳ very little about Europe, and even less about the rest⟳ of the world. Their minds are rooted solidly in the here and now. When the Berlin Wall was opened in the fall⟳ of 1989, journalists discovered that most American teenagers had no idea what it was, nor why its opening was such a big deal⟳. Nonetheless, Eurocentrism provides a better target⟳ than Americentrism.”

“Like⟳ those writers, the [Jesus and] Mary Chain never explicitly declares that “it’s okay to be working class and from Great Britain.” But by singing in their own⟳ accents and dealing with real-life situations in their lyrics, the band’s members do offer⟳ an alternative to the “Americentrism” of, say⟳, Madonna or Bruce Springsteen.”

“During the 1930s American thinkers had shifted in attitude from Eurocentrism toward Americentrism, and now, as Europe whipped itself into a frenzied readiness for war, America experienced a growing push⟳ for isolationism.”

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