Amna Khalid
Podcast
Banished explores past and present examples of *cancel culture*--and what happens when people, ideas and works of art get censored, silenced or banned.
It is one of five podcasts produced by Booksmart Studios.
Fear and Scapegoating in the Time of Pandemics
The surprising connection between pandemics and cancel culture
November 17, 2021
The Cancellation of Dorian Abbot
What's the future of academic freedom when campus climate overwhelms climate change?
October 20, 2021
The "Critical Race Theory" Hysteria
Why anti-CRT legislation is anti-American
September 29, 2021
The Evolution of "Woke"
Lexicon Valley's John McWhorter tracks the shifting meaning of "cancel culture."
August 18, 2021
Temptations of the West Reconsidered
Khalid reflects on leaving her homeland for the promise of intellectual freedom in the West. Has the West lived up to its promise?
November 3, 2021
Rethinking the Canon: What Makes a Classic?
On the enduring value of Plato,
St. Augustine and Gandhi
October 14, 2021
Expanding the Canon: Are "Great Books" Obsolete?
Is there value in reading the classics at a time when they are increasingly viewed as tools of oppression and white supremacy?
September 1, 2021
Alice Walker Has Been Cancelled
In a rare interview, the Pulitzer Prize winning author discusses the repeated "cancellations" she has faced throughout her career.
August 4, 2021
Whitewashing History?
It’s easy to remove works of art when people are offended by them. But how does erasing depictions of our history help us?
July 21, 2021
