#Cancelado : o que é o cancelamento nas mídias sociais digitais

Abstract

Although cancel culture is a subject of academic discussion, the concepts used to explain it present inconsistencies that hinder their application in scientific research. Aiming to propose a more operationalizable definition, a Systematic Literature Review of articles in Portuguese and English was conducted, based on the criteria proposed by John Gerring (1999) and supported by an Artificial Intelligence tool during the screening process. Based on the analysis of 122 documents, the most frequently used citations to define cancellation and the most relevant terms within the corpus were discussed, based on the TF-IDF metric. The findings allowed us to differentiate Cancel Culture as the effects of the practice of cancellation in the platformized society. The proposed definition for cancellation associates the concept of canceling with public humiliation, includes social media as part of the core of the concept, and highlights that the transgression that causes cancellation can be real or alleged. Finally, the definition establishes boundaries with other concepts, such as ostracism, boycott, and lynching.