Speech Impacts: Cancel Culture and the Consequences of Our Words

Please join us for a discussion of the nature and extent of “cancel culture” in contemporary America. What is the nature of the problem that some have in mind when they talk about cancel culture? How has social media influenced our norms of speech and debate? And is cancel culture better thought of as accountability culture or consequence culture, so perhaps not a problem at all?

This virtual panel discussion will be moderated by Jessica Baldwin-Philippi, associate professor of communications and media studies, Fordham University, and will include:

• Cornell Belcher, president of Brilliant Corners Research and Strategies and a political contributor for MSNBC
• Meredith Clark, associate professor and founding director of the new Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Social Change at Northeastern University
• Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America

This will be a Zoom webinar livestreamed and recorded.

Speech Acts is a series of talks at Fordham University during the 2021-2022 year, focusing on questions related to free speech, political polarization, the place of truth in an age of social media, and related topics.