Ordinary Unhappiness 78: Reactionary Fantasies: On “Cancel Culture” and Moral Panic feat. Adrian Daub
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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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Swarthmore Printer Prank
- A Swarthmore student hacked printers to remove postmodernism-related words.
- This prank, though disruptive, wasn't "cancel culture."
Cancellation as Amplification
- Modern "cancellation" doesn't erase people; it amplifies them.
- It's the opposite of damnatio memoriae, where names were removed from monuments.
Defining Cancel Culture
- Defining "cancel culture" is difficult because it's slippery and subjective.
- People claim to have definitions, but examples don't fit.
