The canceling of the American mind : cancel culture undermines trust, destroys institutions, and threatens us all--but there is a solution, / by Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott.

By:

Lukianoff, Greg

Contributor(s):

Schlott, Rikki

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1668019140
1668019159
9781668019146
9781668019153

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Canceling of the American mind.DDC classification:

306.0973 23/eng/20230823

LOC classification:

HM1176 .L86 2023

Contents:

Introduction : pandora's toolbox -- Case study : Hamline University -- The gaslighting of the American mind -- The slow motion trainwreck -- Campuses remain ground zero -- Case study : the story of Mike Adams -- DEI statements and the conformity gauntlet -- Case study : Yale University -- Case study : Covid-19 -- No man's land -- Case study : journalism -- The perfect rhetorical fortress -- Case study : psychotherapy -- Legislating censorship on the right -- Case study : cancel culture from the right -- Case study : publishing -- The efficient rhetorical fortress -- Case study : science and medicine -- Social media, polarization, and radicalization -- Case study : comedy -- Raising kids who are not cancelers -- Keeping your corporation out of the culture war -- Fixing K-12 -- Reforming higher education -- The adulthood of the American mind.

Summary: "A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-needed antidote from the team that brought you Coddling of the American Mind. Cancel culture is a new phenomenon, and The Canceling of the American Mind is the first book to codify it and survey its effects. From the team that brought you the bestselling Coddling of the American Mind comes hard data and research on what cancel culture is and how it works, along with hundreds of new examples showing the left and the right both working to silence their enemies. The Canceling of the American Mind will change how you view cancel culture. Rather than a moral panic, we should consider it a dysfunctional part of how Americans battle for power, status, and dominance. Cancel culture is just one symptom of a much larger problem: the use of cheap rhetorical tactics to "win" arguments without actually winning arguments. After all, why bother refuting your opponents when you can just take away their platform or career? The good news is that we can beat back this threat to democracy through better citizenship. The Canceling of the American Mind offers concrete steps toward reclaiming a free speech culture, with materials specifically tailored for parents, teachers, business leaders, and everyone who uses social media. We can all show intellectual humility and promote the essential American principles of individuality, resilience, and open mindedness"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-409) and index.

"A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-needed antidote from the team that brought you Coddling of the American Mind. Cancel culture is a new phenomenon, and The Canceling of the American Mind is the first book to codify it and survey its effects. From the team that brought you the bestselling Coddling of the American Mind comes hard data and research on what cancel culture is and how it works, along with hundreds of new examples showing the left and the right both working to silence their enemies. The Canceling of the American Mind will change how you view cancel culture. Rather than a moral panic, we should consider it a dysfunctional part of how Americans battle for power, status, and dominance. Cancel culture is just one symptom of a much larger problem: the use of cheap rhetorical tactics to "win" arguments without actually winning arguments. After all, why bother refuting your opponents when you can just take away their platform or career? The good news is that we can beat back this threat to democracy through better citizenship. The Canceling of the American Mind offers concrete steps toward reclaiming a free speech culture, with materials specifically tailored for parents, teachers, business leaders, and everyone who uses social media. We can all show intellectual humility and promote the essential American principles of individuality, resilience, and open mindedness"-- Provided by publisher.