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Ordinary Unhappiness
78: Reactionary Fantasies: On “Cancel Culture” and Moral Panic feat. Adrian Daub
Nov 16, 2024
Adrian Daub, an academic and the co-host of In Bed With the Right, joins the discussion to delve into his book, The Cancel Culture Panic. He explores the historical roots and global ramifications of cancel culture, drawing parallels with historical complaints about political correctness. The conversation highlights the societal fascination with college campuses in the cancel culture narrative and critiques the moral panic surrounding free speech. Daub also unpacks how personal anecdotes shape these discussions, revealing deeper cultural anxieties in our digital age.
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- The podcast examines the playful nature of a university prank that raises questions about the complexities of language, exclusion, and cultural debates.
- It highlights how narratives of cancellation often reflect broader societal anxieties about authority and identity, amplifying real concerns into moral panic.
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The Prank That Became a Metaphor
A university prank involved manipulating the printing system to exclude words associated with postmodernism, highlighting a playful form of cancellation rather than outright censorship. This act calls into question the differences between playful exclusion and serious cultural debates about language and power. It suggests that the ecosystem of ideas is complex and involves negotiations about what can be said in academic circles. The memory of this prank has kept the conversation around language, identity, and exclusion alive within the context of contemporary discussions about cancel culture.
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