I’m Being Cancelled! has become a much bigger project than I anticipated. I’m finding it difficult to get Gaming Democracy up and running (I recently got a rejection from AHRC for network funding and am now waiting for news from …
Category: Reflections
I’m Being Cancelled! Update 7
The first draft of the article is finished. It only took a few days! It’s the first time I’ve ever written an outline before starting the writing, and I’m amazed by the clarity this provided. The argument quickly came into …
The Battle of Ideas – I’m Being Cancelled Update 6
I’m still trying to comprehend what I saw last weekend.
The Battle of Ideas is a series of talks and ‘debates’ (assuming one can debate an issue in an environment of rigid conformity) organised by the libertarian think tank the …
I’m being cancelled! Update 3
Came across this article about the cancellation of the comedian Jerry Sadowitz’s show at the Fringe. (This was a real cancellation as opposed to a tweet storm or protest).
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/16/jerry-sadowitz-cancelled-show-comedy-free-speech?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
As ever, language is the fault line: What words are …
I’m Being Cancelled! Update 2
The recent attack on Salman Rushdie reminds us that the debates on limits of freedom of expression are not new. Or rather, the form these debates take has been a feature of our culture for several decades (defending freedom of …