Novelist, academic and tattoo artist Samuel Steward's plight shows that 'cancel culture' was alive and well in the 1930s
- Written by Alessandro Meregaglia, Associate Professor and Archivist, Boise State University
Outside of teaching and writing, Samuel Steward took up tattooing.The Estate of Samuel M. StewardIn January 2023, Hamline University opted not to renew the contract of an art professor who showed a 14th-century depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in class. Hamline labeled the incident “Islamophobic” and released a statement, co-signed by...