In Shadow World: Anatomy of a Cancellation blikt de cultuurredacteur van de BBC, Katie Razzall, terug op een verhaal dat in 2021 de Britse uitgeverswereld op zijn kop zette. Het leidde tot wat sommigen zagen als de ongegronde “cancellation” van een prijswinnende schrijver en docent – maar voor anderen was het een langverwachte afrekening binnen de uitgeverswereld. Het groeide uit tot een cultuurstrijd over ras, klasse en wie het recht heeft om te zeggen wat gezegd mag worden.
In Shadow World: Anatomy of a Cancellation, the BBC’s Culture Editor Katie Razzall revisits a story that rocked the UK’s publishing industry in 2021. It led to what some saw as the unjustified cancellation of a prize-winning writer and teacher – but to others, was a long overdue reckoning for the world of publishing. It grew into a culture war about race, class, and who has the right to say what.
Gripping stories from the Shadows – BBC investigations from across the UK.
Katie Razzall considers the fallout from the controversy surrounding Kate Clanchy’s award-winning memoir Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me.
She explores the deep divisions the case exposed: in publishing, on social media, and among writers.
Has the industry changed? What is the cost of this controversy, and who gets to tell their story?
In Shadow World: Anatomy of a Cancellation, the BBC’s Culture Editor Katie Razzall revisits a story that rocked the UK’s publishing industry in 2021. It led to what some saw as the unjustified cancellation of a prize-winning writer and teacher – but to others, was a long overdue reckoning for the world of publishing. It grew into a culture war about race, class, and who has the right to say what.
Anatomy of a Cancellation explores a range of different perspectives to consider how people now view one of the most controversial literary rows in recent memory.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producer: Charlotte McDonald
Additional production: Octavia Woodward
Production co-ordinators: Sophie Hill and Katie Morrison
Sound design and mix: James Beard
Story editing: Meara Sharma
Series producer: Matt Willis
Senior news editor: Clare Fordham
Commissioning executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning editor: Dan Clarke
