Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.62.1.2
Cancel Culture and Heritage in the Perspective of EU Enlargement to the Southeast Europe
Saša Poljanec-Borić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-5008
; Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Jordi Datzira Masip
orcid.org/0000-0002-3889-8878
; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Španjolska
Sažetak
The economic, social and political importance of the European Union (EU) and
the expected enlargement of the EU to Southeast Europe has led to the need for an informed
understanding of the reception of modern social movements in the European hemisphere. In
this context, this article discusses differences in the intensity of the social reception of “cancel
culture” between the North American and European hemispheres that became visible through
social movements in 2020. The article is a descriptive analysis carried out using the desk research
method. Castell’s concept of the internet society paradigmatically frames the article as
it justifies a simultaneous analysis and description of the intensity of new social movements
in two hemispheres. Differences were found in the reception of new social movements in the
European and North American hemispheres through an analysis of the demolition of statues
of Christopher Columbus, while the situation in Southeast Europe was analysed in order to
find the territorial limits of the reception of new social movements. Christopher Columbus
was chosen as a relevant historic figure because he connects the North American and European
hemispheres through the collective memory concept, while Southeast Europe was relevant for
the analysis because of the expected enlargement of the EU to that region. The analysis corroborated
the differences in the collective memory related to the historic figure of Christopher
Columbus in the two hemispheres, as well as the limited reach of the new social movements
in Southeast Europe. The obvious differences in the reception of new social movements in
continental Europe give rise to some particular questions related to heritage protection policies
in the EU and Southeast Europe. Furthermore, the examples of anomic heritage protection
in Croatia, and controversies related to heritage production in North Macedonia suggest the
emergence of a cultural parallax in the European hemisphere. The article suggests that this
cultural parallax has implications for the credibility of the Treaty on European Union and the
application of the Copenhagen criteria. In conclusion, it is argued that heritage protection policies
should become mandatory in accession negotiations in future cycles of EU enlargement.
Ključne riječi
cancel culture; heritage; social movements; European Union; enlargement; Southeast Europe
Hrčak ID:
318645
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.7.2024.
Posjeta: 763 *