Canceling comedians while the world burns : a critique of the contemporary Left

Summary: "Between the decline of the labor movement, the aftershocks of the falls of so-called "actually existing socialism," and the long exile of even social democrats from the levers of real power, we have gotten far too used to thinking of leftism as a performative exercise in expressing our political commitments rather than a serious effort to achieve left-wing goals in the real world. Cancelling Comedians While the World Burns calls for a smarter, funnier, more strategic left."--Publisher's description

Record details

ISBN: 1789045479
ISBN: 9781789045475
ISBN: 9781789045482
Physical Description: xii, 117 pages ; 22 cm
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Publisher: Winchester, UK : Zero Books, 2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references

Formatted Contents Note:

Lenny Bruce can't save us -- Scenes from a DSA convention -- Decision theory for the Left -- Antifa and the pathologies of powerlessness -- Tankies are wreckers -- Neo-anarchy in the UK (and in the United States) -- "No one is ever really canceled" -- The genealogy of left moralism -- Links to some of the articles discussed in this book -- Appendix: NYC-DSA cancels Adolph Reed as police stations burn -- Bonus essay on Jacobin and Quillette : the ballad of Archie Carter