Ben Burgis – The Barricade

Ben Burgis on cancel culture – part 2

Maria Cernat
Gender issues
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Maria Cernat continues the discussion with Ben Burgis about his latest book: "Canceling Comedians While the World Burns. A Critique of the Contemporary Left." They explore questions related to the fact that most online cancellations...

Ben Burgis on cancel culture – part 1

Maria Cernat
Gender issues
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Ben Burgis is widely known for his best-selling book "Give them an argument. Logic for the Left". He is also a contributor to the Jacobin magazine and a very nuanced intellectual. This year he published...

Cancelling comedians while the world burns

Maria Cernat
Analysis
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Ben Burgis’s latest book is a therapeutic experience for those who have experienced online public shaming. It is also a courageous book taking on the dysfunctions of the left; pathologies that Burgis calls “diseases of...

Progressive politics and conservative working class: how to be matched?

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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The Barricade organised on 13 December 2020 a tough debate on the issue how to address the problems of a predominantly conservative working class without compromising our progressive ideals. Jacobin’s Ben Burgis was the Barricade's special...

Ben Burgis on cancel culture – part 2

Ben Burgis on cancel culture – part 1

Cancelling comedians while the world burns

Progressive politics and conservative working class: how to be matched?

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