Free speech on campus / Erwin Chemerinsky, Howard Gillman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chemerinsky, Erwin, author.

Gillman, Howard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

Hate speech--Law and legislation.

United States.

Hate speech--Law and legislation--United States.

Hate speech.

Universities and colleges--Law and legislation--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

xi, 197 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Hardly a week goes by without another controversy over free speech on college campuses. On one side, there are increased demands to censor hateful, disrespectful, and bullying expression and to ensure an inclusive and nondiscriminatory learning environment. On the other side are traditional free speech advocates who charge that recent demands for censorship coddle students and threaten free inquiry. In this clear and carefully reasoned book, a university chancellor and a law school dean (both constitutional scholars who teach a course in free speech to undergraduates) argue that campuses must provide supportive learning environments for an increasingly diverse student body but can never restrict the expression of ideas. This book provides the background necessary to understanding the importance of free speech on campus and offers clear prescriptions for what colleges can and can't do when dealing with free speech controversies"--Book jacket.

Contents:

The new censorship

Why is free speech important?

Nullius in verba : free speech at colleges and universities

Hate speech

What campuses can and can't do

What's at stake?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-188) and index.

ISBN:

9780300226560

030022656X

OCLC:

978291333