Humanities

Why cancel culture doesn’t exist

In a new book, humanities scholar Adrian Daub examines the global panic around the American cancel culture phenomenon—and argues that it’s just the latest reaction to generational change. 

Portrait of Adrian Daub
Collage of The Cancel Culture Panic cover and a photo of Adrian Daub

The Cancel Culture Panic by Adrian Daub, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

Cover of Against Constitutional Originalism and photo of Jonathan Gienapp

Against Constitutional Originalism by Jonathan Gienapp, History

Image of Molly Antopol

For writer Molly Antopol, silences create room for fiction

Image of Rachel Jean-Baptiste

Rachel Jean-Baptiste receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant

Image of Wendy Salkin

Philosopher Wendy Salkin tackles the ethics of speaking for others

Image of Aracelis Girmay

For poet Aracelis Girmay, poetry is a way of thinking through complexity

Image of the cover of the book Laws of the Spirit next to an image of its author, Arial Mayse

Laws of the Spirit: Ritual, Mysticism, and the Commandments in Early Hasidism by Ariel Evan Mayse, Religious Studies

Image of Giovanna Ceserani next to an image of the cover of her book A World Made by Travel

A World Made by Travel: The Digital Grand Tour by Giovanna Ceserani, Classics