September 12, 2025Theoria BeogradOpen Access

Cancel culture: Retribution, social power redistribution or neither?

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Analysis uncovers cancel culture's complex nature, revealing implications for free speech and social dynamics.

Cancel culture originates as a response to systemic injustice, indicating complex social dynamics at play.
Understanding cancel culture as retribution reveals its lack of epistemic and ethical grounding, impacting justice.
If seen as social power redistribution, it often supports those benefitting from existing systems, contradicting intent.
The aftermath of cancel culture poses risks to free speech, leading to increased censorship within academic institutions.

Aleksandra Vučković (2025) studied this question.

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