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Seminar on Political correctness and cancellation culture

Module: Humanisms, Rights and Social Contract

Coordinator: Félix Ovejero

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Seminario en Corrección política y cancelación
  • Campus
    Campus of Languages, Education and Psychology in Madrid - Arturo Soria
  • Modality
    Hybrid
  • Languages
    Spanish
  • Credits
    2,5
  • Duration
    From 26 November to 17 December 2026
  • With the Colegio Libre de Eméritos

    Darío Villanueva
    Darío Villanueva
    Seminary lecturer

    President of the Board of Trustees of the Nebrija University, former director of the Royal Spanish Academy. Professor of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature at the University of Santiago de Compostela, he has been secretary general of the International Association of Hispanists.

    Political correctness, a movement in American university civil society inspired by the "repressive tolerance" proposed by Marcuse, has spread outside the campus to become the postmodern version of censorship.

    Its areas of revisionist intervention are particularly sensitive from the perspective of the contemporary humanities: language, thought, history, literature, art, cultural practices and expressions.

    And its instrument of punishment and repression of the insubordinate is called cancellation.


    Máster en Humanidades Contemporaneas: Actualizar el Humanismo
    Máster en Humanidades Contemporaneas: Actualizar el Humanismo

    This seminar is part of the Module: Humanisms, Rights and Social Contract (coordinated by Félix Ovejero), as part of the Master in Contemporary Humanities: Updating Humanism, and can be taken independently.

    Máster en Humanidades Contemporaneas: Actualizar el Humanismo
    Máster en Humanidades Contemporaneas: Actualizar el Humanismo

    Choose your training pathway

    Students can design their own training itinerary according to their time and interests: from participation in short 15-hour seminars to the complete Master's degree.

    Those who are looking for a first approach have the possibility of taking continuing education seminars, accessible to all academic profiles. In this way, each stage becomes an opportunity to grow professionally and academically, adapting to the needs of each moment and offering a progressive and flexible path towards excellence.

    • Lifelong learning seminars of 2.5 ECTS. 20 seminars with no limitation in the access profile in terms of starting qualification.
      Seminar fee: €250.
    • Micro-credentials of 12.5 ECTS. Continuing education courses with no limitation on the access profile in terms of academic qualifications.
      Micro-credential price: €1,150.
    • Expert Diploma. Micro-master of 25 ECTS. On completion of two modules of the Master's Degree and having a university degree of origin.
      Price of the Expert Diploma: €2,250.
    • Specialisation Diploma. Micro-master's degree of 37.5 ECTS. On completion of three modules of the Master's Degree and having a university degree of origin.
      Price of the Specialisation Diploma (37.5 ECTS): €3,375.
    • Specialisation Diploma. Micro-master's degree of 50 ECTS. On completion of the four modules of the Master's Degree and having a university degree of origin.
      Specialisation Diploma (50 ECTS): €4,000.
    • Four modules + TFM ( 10 ECTS): 60 ECTS Lifelong Learning Master's Degree. Requires university degree of origin.
      Total price: €4,500.
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    With the best partner

    The Colegio Libre de Eméritos is one of the most active institutions in our country in the field of cultural and scientific dissemination and extension. Founded in 1986, it brings together the best of the university and complements it with the didactic excellence of the extra-university and international sphere, with more than one hundred professors on its staff. [+info]


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    In hybrid mode

    The Master's is taught in hybrid mode, partly at our new Campus of Languages and Education in Madrid-Arturo Soria, located in one of the most exclusive residential areas of Madrid and partly in virtual mode, which allows you to combine your personal and professional life with the training process, without losing the excellence and academic rigour of the Nebrija University.


    Dos perfiles de cabeza con cerebros interconectados representan un intercambio de ideas o conocimientos.

    Interdisciplinary programme

    One of the most remarkable aspects of the curriculum is the diversity of perspectives that converge in the classroom. Students come from different disciplines and cultures, which greatly enriches the dialogue. Our aim is for them to understand the importance of history and memory in the construction of the present, and to become agents of change in their respective fields.


    Logo del Colegio Libre de Eméritos con letras en colores negro, gris y amarillo.

    With the best partner

    The Colegio Libre de Eméritos is one of the most active institutions in our country in the field of cultural and scientific dissemination and extension. Founded in 1986, it brings together the best of the university and complements it with the didactic excellence of the extra-university and international sphere, with more than one hundred professors on its staff. [+info]


    La imagen muestra dos iconos: uno de un orador en un podio y otro de una persona trabajando frente a una computadora.

    In hybrid mode

    The Master's is taught in hybrid mode, partly at our new Campus of Languages and Education in Madrid-Arturo Soria, located in one of the most exclusive residential areas of Madrid and partly in virtual mode, which allows you to combine your personal and professional life with the training process, without losing the excellence and academic rigour of the Nebrija University.


    Dos perfiles de cabeza con cerebros interconectados representan un intercambio de ideas o conocimientos.

    Interdisciplinary programme

    One of the most remarkable aspects of the curriculum is the diversity of perspectives that converge in the classroom. Students come from different disciplines and cultures, which greatly enriches the dialogue. Our aim is for them to understand the importance of history and memory in the construction of the present, and to become agents of change in their respective fields.


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    Susana Martín Leralta

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    "We contribute to society if we educate multilingual and multicultural citizens, capable of transmitting and teaching what they are and what they know through innovative methodologies, with an artistic, creative and critical sense of life".

    Darío Villanueva

    Darío Villanueva

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    "This programme is born out of the conviction that the humanities are more necessary than ever in an ever-changing world. Our professors are experts in their fields, but they are also passionate about teaching and interdisciplinary dialogue. Together, we work to train professionals who not only understand the world, but also contribute to transforming it from a humanistic perspective".

    Félix Ovejero

    Félix Ovejero

    "At Nebrija, we encourage constant dialogue. Students are not passive listeners; they are critical interlocutors who debate Rousseau, Kant and Locke while examining the governance of the internet or the limits of freedom of expression in social networks. It's fascinating to see how this intellectual 'click' transforms their perspective: they begin to see the contemporary world through the lens of reason, empathy and civic engagement that defined the great humanists".

    Bibliography

    • BEARD, Henry, and CERF, Christopher (1993), The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook, New York, Villard Books.
    • DERSHOWITZ, Alan (2020), Cancel Culture. The Latest Attack on Free Speech and Due Process, New York, Hot Books.
    • DOMINGO, Carmen (2023), #Canceled. El nuevo Macartismo, Círculo de tiza, Madrid.
    • DUDDA, Ricardo (2019), La verdad de la tribu. La corrección política y sus enemigos, Barcelona, Debate.
    • ECO, Umberto (2010), A paso de cangrejo, Barcelona, De Bolsillo. First Italian edition, 2006.
    • GARNER, James Finn (1995), Cuentos infantiles políticamente correctos, Barcelona, Circe. First English edition, 1994.
    • (1996), Más cuentos infantiles políticamente correctos, Barcelona, Circe. First English edition, 1995.
    • FOUREST, Carolina (2021), Generación ofendida. De la policía cultural a la policía del pensamiento, Barcelona, Ediciones Península. First French edition, 2020.
    • GAMPER, Daniel (2019), Las mejores palabras. De la libre expresión, Barcelona, Anagrama.
    • GRIFFITS, Rudyard [compiler], (2019), La corrección política, Barcelona, Planeta. First English edition, 2018.
    • GUITART ESCUDERO, María Pilar (2005), Discurso parlamentario y lenguaje políticamente correcto, Madrid, Congreso de los Diputados.
    • HUGHES, Robert (1994), La cultura de la queja. Trifulcas norteamericanas, Barcelona, Editorial Anagrama. First English edition, 1993.
    • KAISER, Axel (2020), La neoinquisición. Persecution, censorship and cultural decadence in the 21st century, Barcelona, Ediciones Deusto.
    • MARCUSE, Herbert (2010), La tolerancia represiva y otros ensayos, Madrid, Catarata.
    • MARTÍNEZ GARCÍA, José Antonio (2006), El Lenguaje (políticamente) correcto, Oviedo, Universidad de Oviedo.
    • MATE, Reyes (2006), Contra lo políticamente correcto: política, memoria, justicia, Buenos Aires, Altamira.
    • MILOSZ, Czesłav (2016), La mente cautiva, Barcelona, Galaxia Gutenberg. First Polish edition, 1951.
    • PETERSON, Jordan; FRYE, Stephen; GOLDBERG, Michelle and DYSON, Michael E. (2019), La corrección política, Barcelona, Planeta. First English edition, 2018.
    • PUTIN GHIDINI, Alessia (2024), Cancellation. Manual contra la dictadura de la ideología, el pensamiento binario y el odio político, Almuzara, Córdoba.
    • ROTH, Philip (2016), The Human Stain, London, Vintage. First English edition, 2000. Spanish translation, La mancha humana, Debolsillo, Barcelona, 2008.
    • SOTO IVARS, Juan (2021), La casa del ahorcado. Cómo el tabú asfixia la democracia occidental, Barcelona, Debate.
    • TORNÉ, Gonzalo (2022), La cancelación y sus enemigos, Barcelona, Editorial Anagrama.
    • VALLESPÍN, Fernando (2021), La sociedad de la intolerancia, Barcelona, Galaxia Gutenberg.
    • VILLANUEVA, Darío (2021), Morderse la lengua. Corrección política y posverdad, Espasa, Barcelona.
    • VILLANUEVA, Darío (2024), El atropello a la Razón, Espasa, Barcelona.

    Calendar

    Dates

    • Thursday 26 November (3 hours)
    • Tuesday 1 December (2 hours)
    • Thursday, 3 December (3 hours)
    • Thursday, 10 December (2 hours)
    • Tuesday 15 December (3 hours)
    • Thursday 17 December (2 hours)

    Timetables

    • Face-to-face sessions [Thursday: 17:00 to 20:00] (3 hours)
    • Online Sessions [Tuesday: 18:00 to 20:00] (2 hours)


    Dates

    • Thursday 26 November (3 hours)
    • Tuesday 1 December (2 hours)
    • Thursday, 3 December (3 hours)
    • Thursday, 10 December (2 hours)
    • Tuesday 15 December (3 hours)
    • Thursday 17 December (2 hours)

    Timetables

    • Face-to-face sessions [Thursday: 17:00 to 20:00] (3 hours)
    • Online Sessions [Tuesday: 18:00 to 20:00] (2 hours)


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