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What We Learned This Week: Martin Parr's Resignation From Festival Sparks Cancel Culture Debate

By David Schonauer   Friday July 31, 2020


A high profile resignation.

Destroyed books.

And a new debate over cancel culture.

As we noted this week, Martin Parr, the esteemed photographer of British life, has resigned as artistic director of the Bristol Photo Festival following a protest alleging racial insensitivity. Parr came under fire for contributing an introduction …


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