The Dig: "Cancel Culture" w/ Moira Weigel, Nikhil Pal Singh, Patrick Blanchfield

<p>What is so-called cancel culture? Why has it suddenly emerged as arguably <i>the</i> issue in right-wing politics? How does today’s cancel culture discourse differ from the anti-PC discourse that first emerged in the early 1990s? How do we distinguish between liberal opponents of PC like Jonathan Chain and right-wing ones like Donald Trump? And then, finally, is there still a <i>there</i> there? Some problems with The Discourse that we should reflect upon?</p><p>Readings:</p><p>Some “Politically Incorrect” Pathways Through PC by Stuart Hall <a href="http://ram-wan.net/restrepo/hall/some%20politically%20incorrect%20pathways.pdf" rel="nofollow">ram-wan.net/restrepo/hall/some%20politically%20incorrect%20pathways.pdf</a></p><p>Political correctness: how the right invented a phantom enemy by Moira Weigel <a href="http://theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/30/political-correctness-how-the-right-invented-phantom-enemy-donald-trump" rel="nofollow">theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/30/political-correctness-how-the-right-invented-phantom-enemy-donald-trump</a></p><p>The Use of Free Speech in Society by Asad Haider <a href="http://versobooks.com/blogs/4793-the-use-of-free-speech-in-society" rel="nofollow">versobooks.com/blogs/4793-the-use-of-free-speech-in-society</a></p><p>Support this podcast at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig" rel="nofollow">Patreon.com/TheDig</a></p>