‘Cancel culture’ ao serviço da ganância e da tirania: alguns exemplos da antiguidade clássica nos Annales de Tácito





• “Cancel culture” ao serviço da ganância e da tirania: alguns exemplos da antiguidade clássica nos Annales de Tácito

  Item Type	Book Section
  Editor	Carlos V. Estêvão
  Editor	José Manuel Martins Lopes
  Editor	Ana Paula Pinto
  Editor	Artur Ilharco Galvão
  Editor	João Carlos Onofre Pinto
  Editor	Maria José Lopes
  Editor	Paulo C. Dias
  Editor	Ricardo Barroso Batista
  Author	Maria José Ferreira Lopes
  Abstract	“Cancel culture” has become a central topic in debates on freedom of expression in Western societies. Initially seen as spontaneous and transient, recent cases reveal the influence of organized pressure groups whose activism extends beyond social media, sometimes threatening academic freedom and the plurality of debate. In a digital environment that fosters simplification and polarization, such practices risk undermining dignity, truth, and freedom. This paper draws a parallel with classical antiquity, recalling Tacitus’ account of political and literary persecution under Tiberius (Annales 4.34–35), to highlight the continuity of mechanisms of “cancellation” from antiquity to the present.
  Date	2025
  Language	Portuguese
  Library Catalog
  URL	https://doi.org/10.17990/AxiSeries/2025_05_319
  Rights	© 2025 Aletheia - Associação Científica e Cultural
  Place	Braga
  Publisher	Axioma - Publicações da Faculdade de Filosofia
  ISBN	978-972-697-397-3 978-972-697-398-0
  Pages	319-346
  Series	Axioma Series in Pedagogy and Philosophy of Education
  Series Number	5
  Edition	1
  Book Title	Educação e Cultura de Paz: Memória, Verdade e Perdão
  Date Added	11/6/2025, 4:55:42 PM
  Modified	11/6/2025, 8:27:41 PM

  Tags:

  • cancel culture, Cremutius Cordus, delatores, freedom of speech, Tacitus, Tiberius.

  Notes:

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