La cancel culture e il senso della storia

The essay intends to analyze the phenomenon of the destruction of statues, and more generally of cancel culture, through the prism of the relationship between memory and history, between political, moral and identity needs of the present, especially on the part of some discriminated groups, and the...

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Main Author: Marcello Flores
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023-10-01
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/cambio/article/view/14779
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description The essay intends to analyze the phenomenon of the destruction of statues, and more generally of cancel culture, through the prism of the relationship between memory and history, between political, moral and identity needs of the present, especially on the part of some discriminated groups, and the need to contribute to an understanding of history with all its complexities and contradictions, without reducing it to the binary and identity choice of being for or against, as often happens when collective memory predominates.
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spelling doaj-art-b401b9460150420d87fbea58bdc06a322025-08-20T03:22:21ZengFirenze University PressCambio2239-11182023-10-01132510.36253/cambio-14779La cancel culture e il senso della storiaMarcello FloresThe essay intends to analyze the phenomenon of the destruction of statues, and more generally of cancel culture, through the prism of the relationship between memory and history, between political, moral and identity needs of the present, especially on the part of some discriminated groups, and the need to contribute to an understanding of history with all its complexities and contradictions, without reducing it to the binary and identity choice of being for or against, as often happens when collective memory predominates. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/cambio/article/view/14779 Cancel cultureSouth confederatesracismCristoforo ColomboAmerican statuesMemory and History
spellingShingle Marcello Flores
La cancel culture e il senso della storia
Cambio
Cancel culture
South confederates
racism
Cristoforo Colombo
American statues
Memory and History
title La cancel culture e il senso della storia
title_full La cancel culture e il senso della storia
title_fullStr La cancel culture e il senso della storia
title_full_unstemmed La cancel culture e il senso della storia
title_short La cancel culture e il senso della storia
title_sort la cancel culture e il senso della storia
topic Cancel culture
South confederates
racism
Cristoforo Colombo
American statues
Memory and History
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/cambio/article/view/14779
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