Woke culture and the history of America: From colonisation to depersonalisation
The recent racial attacks that took the lives of several African-Americans in the USA have unleashed a whole social movement in defence of the rights of minorities who face discrimination. What began as a plea in favour of the black population has become a convulsive current throughout America, seek...
| Published in: | Church, Communication and Culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2023
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Church, Communication and Culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-42 |
| RelBib Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
culture of victimhood
B Colonisation B America B woke culture B cancel culture |
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| Summary: | The recent racial attacks that took the lives of several African-Americans in the USA have unleashed a whole social movement in defence of the rights of minorities who face discrimination. What began as a plea in favour of the black population has become a convulsive current throughout America, seeking to cleanse its history by disassociating it from its founding sins, which include slavery, but above all, colonization as a whole. This amalgam of revisionist and vindictive currents has awakened a new culture. The Woke movement has initiated the battle for the narrative: they cancel any tendency contrary to their principles, silence freedom of expression and tear down any statue that represents any symbol of oppression or authority, Christopher Columbus at the head. These are the premises of post-modern society: wounded by the culture of victimisation, it promotes ideological tribalism that destroys the truth. We are witnessing a phenomenon that seeks to deconstruct history, resignify the present and depersonalise the future. The black legend resurfaces with new force and America runs the risk of blurring its identity traits. Listening to the voices of experts is essential in order to interpret the shadows of a legacy in the light of truth, which shows us the deep richness of a common culture. |
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| ISSN: | 2375-3242 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church, Communication and Culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/23753234.2023.2174890 |