Free speech and hate speech in the United States : the limits of toleration / Chris Demaske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demaske, Chris, 1969- author.

Series:

Routledge research in communication studies.

Routledge research in communication studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 198 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

"Free Speech and Hate Speech in the United States explores the concept and treatment of hate speech in light of escalating social tensions in the global twenty-first century, proposing a shift in emphasis from the negative protection of individual rights toward a more positive support of social equality. Drawing on Axel Honneth's theory of recognition, the author develops a two-tiered framework for free speech analysis that will promote a strategy for combating hate speech. To illustrate how this framework might impact speech rights in the U.S., she looks specifically at hate speech in the context of symbolic speech, disparaging speech, internet speech and speech on college campuses. Entering into an ongoing debate about the role of speech in society, this book will be of key importance to First Amendment scholars, and to scholars and students of communication studies, media studies, media law, political science, feminist studies, American studies, and history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Defining Hate Speech

Favoring Human Rights : The International Response

Favoring Free Speech : The U.S. Response

First Amendment Theories : Arguments and Counter Arguments

Social Justice, Recognition Theory, and A New Legal Landscape

From R.A.V. v. St. Paul to Matal v. Tam : The Parameters of Restriction

Hate Speech and the Internet : Elonis v. U.S.

Campus Speech : Hate Speech versus Free Speech

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-00-304685-1

1-003-04685-1

1-000-20329-8

9781003046851

OCLC:

1157505821