[Commlist] CfP: CARP 2021 Cancel Culture Conference

Cancel Culture and Character Assassination Conference

Location: Virtual

Dates: September 24-26, 2021

Submission deadline: May 3, 2021

Submit a 250-word abstract of your paper by the deadline listed above. 
Email the abstract as an attachment to Sergei A. Samoilenko at 
(ssamoyle /at/ gmu.edu)

https://communication.gmu.edu/research-and-centers/carp/carp-2021-conference

While character assassination has taken a variety of forms throughout 
history, a particularly current and controversial practice of social 
ostracism has bred "cancel culture." Cancel culture refers to when a 
person, typically a public figure, is expelled from their social or 
professional circles as a result of offensive behavior, real or alleged. 
The expression is mostly used by those who feel they are being unfairly 
punished for minor transgressions. As a form of public shaming, those 
who are "canceled" may be scapegoated or stigmatized and exposed to the 
judgment and bullying of the public. Canceled individuals may, in 
perception or reality, find themselves silenced and unable to speak on 
their own behalf. While cancel culture is often linked to the rise of 
social media, practices of silencing and social exclusion have many 
historical antecedents, ranging from public scapegoating rituals to 
rebellious mobs tearing down the statues of disgraced individuals.

To better understand this phenomenon and its historical antecedents, we 
invite scholars to submit research and works in progress which will 
discuss character assassination and cancel culture from a variety of 
disciplinary and cultural angles. We welcome both theoretical work and 
case studies.

Possible Topics:

Historical precedents for cancel culture
Current cases of cancel culture in politics and beyond
CA tactics that lead to cancelation
The weaponization of cancel culture
Political incivility and polarization issues
Framing wars in policy debate
CA and mediated public scandals
CA and information warfare in international relations
Personalization and infotainment issues in mass media
Memes, caricatures, and visual distortion online
CA, image repair, and inoculation strategies
CA as strategic deception and deliberate misinformation
Legal aspects of libel, slander, and defamation
Cyberbullying and its impacts



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