Alvarmo, Emilia Bunnfors, Emla
This thesis examines apology videos on YouTube through a Critical Multimodal Discourse Analysis combined with William L. Benoits Image Repair Theory as well as Christian Fuchs Critical Media Theory. The aim is to analyze which image repair strategies Colleen Ballinger and David Dobrik apply to their videos when making an apology. Additionally, it e...
Picarella, Lucia
Published in
Frontiers in Sociology
This article critically examines the intricate relationship between cancel culture and fake news, shedding light on their collective impact on current societies. The changing social landscape, marked by the transition from the “network society” to the “platform society,” has given rise to unprecedented phenomena such as cancel culture. Rooted in so...
Hernández Hernández, Carlos Gregorio
Morales Medina, Teresa Cabezas Clavijo, Álvaro
The phenomenon of cancel culture in the audiovisual industry has been sparsely addressed to date. Therefore, this research analyzes the petitions made on change.org with the aim of canceling Netflix productions. To accomplish this, a quantitative content analysis is conducted on the cancellation requests directed at Netflix and registered on change...
Estermann, Josef
Intercultural philosophy has evolved for more than 25 years since its beginnings. During this time, it has adapted to different social, political, and cultural contexts. Today, this context is increasingly characterized by a new edition of the Kulturkampf (cultural struggle) on a global, continental, and regional level, in Latin America. This “ideo...
Lauri, Johanna Sandberg, Linda Helander, Disa
This paper explores the concept of “safe spaces” in digital learning environments, specifically in the context of gender studies educa-tion. Through a pedagogical development project called Safe Spaces Online, we collaborated with colleagues and students to address the complexities of safety in online education. Rather than reproducing the often-se...
Traversa, Marissa Tian, Ying Wright, Stephen C.
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction Social psychological research on collective action and intergroup harm has yet to adequately consider the potential role of cancel culture or feelings of collective validation in motivating collective action. The current research will begin to fill this gap and may broaden our understanding of the psychological mechanisms that inspire ...
Neuwirth, Rostam J.
Published in
International Journal of Legal Discourse
“Political correctness” and “cancel culture” are two concepts frequently invoked to control speech and influence debates with a view to establishing greater equality across the globe. Even though their usage has also been met with criticism, there is a strong merit in these attempts, as language change is indicative of wider cognitive changes that ...
botti, federica bianchi, cristina
The Russian–Ukrainian conflict, in addition to causing an unacceptable loss of human life, is straining the integrity of Ukraine’s cultural heritage, despite the fact that both countries involved are parties to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its First Protocol. Churches are one o...
Geusens, Femke Ouvrein, Gaëlle Remen, Soetkin
A new form of social activism, known as cancel culture, is emerging online. This concept originally referred to forms of calling out others to educate them on the inappropriateness of certain statements and behaviors, but it is now often criticized for being too extreme and unforgiving. In this study we investigated the overt and covert motivations...