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Is Cancel Culture Real?
A Threat to Liberal Thought or a Moment in Our Cultural Evolution?
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We hear a lot about ‘cancel culture’ — the phenomenon that can broadly be described as a culture of calling out and holding to account those in positions of power for their writing, widely known views, political and social affiliations. It is, however, hardly monolithic — neither uniformly good nor bad. Does it have limits? What deserves cancelling? Is mere criticism ‘cancelling’? Are we too quick to judge and label? Do the famous and powerful — JK Rowling, Philip Pullman, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — overreact when called out for arguably problematic views? How much does context matter when you are looking at these views and actions?
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Sandip Roy
Nisha Susan
Nisha Susan grew up in India, Nigeria and Oman and lives in Bangalore. She is the co-founder of the award-winning media company, The Ladies Finger. Her non-fiction is focused on culture, gender and politics. The pandemic year saw the release of her critically acclaimed debut collection of short stories, The Women Who Forgot to Invent Facebook & Other Stories.
Bijal Vachharajani
When Bijal Vachharajani is not reading a children’s book, she is writing or editing one. A commissioning editor at Pratham Books, her books include Kitten Trouble, So You Want to Know About the Environment, and A Cloud Called Bhura, which won the AutHer Children’s Book Award. She’s a certified climate worrier.
Shrabonti Bagchi
Shrabonti Bagchi is National Features Editor at Mint. She has been a writer and editor for many years and writes on books, art and culture.
