2023
DOI: 10.1177/08912416231200260
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Purge the Evil From Your Midst: Material Cancel Culture Among Religiously Observant Jews

Michal Kravel-Tovi,
Tzofiya Malev,
Eran Nisan Schwarzfuchs

Abstract: This article explores cancel culture as a material endeavor on the ground. We draw on ethnographic tools to call attention to formative material dimensions of canceling and employ the conceptual lens of material culture to analyze rationales and practices around the canceling of objects. The case study concerns how ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel manage allegations of sexual abuse against a beloved author by engaging in a myriad of material-canceling actions around his books. We cluster and investigate these act… Show more

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