The Ethics of Cancel Culture explores the current issue of self-censorship and ideological conformity plaguing academia and discussions today.

Diversity of thought is a beautiful thing and to dismiss it through public shaming of unpopular opinions is to dismiss learning. Sophia’s talk analyzes how cancel culture has integrated itself beyond the internet to classroom and dinner tables, and it can lead us to censor our authentic selves. Sophia Romanov-Imber is interested in political science, ethics, and English. She is the Assistant Editor for Inklings, the literary magazine at RE.

In 2022, one of her works was published as part of the Oxford Academia Creative Writing Program. In the same year, her photography received an Honorable Mention from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx