How to develop free speech on campus : international controversies and communities of inquiry / edited by Alison Frances Scott-Baumann (Professor of Society and Belief, College of Law, SOAS University of London, UK) and Hasan Pandor (College of Law, SOAS University of London, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scott-Baumann, Alison, editor.

Pandor, Hasan, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

How to guides (Cheltenham, UK)

How to guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech.

Academic freedom.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This How to guide addresses the complex debate around free speech and academic freedom within universities and provides proven pedagogic responses to the issues raised. Contributors showcase and dissect case studies of universities' failures and successes in dealing with issues including 'culture wars', 'woke'/ 'antiwoke' disputes, antisemitism, decolonising the curriculum, Islamophobia, Israel-Palestine and racism. Eighteen chapters encompass eight countries from the UK to North America and Japan. Drawing on linguistics, philosophy and sociology, contributing authors propose practical solutions to help universities respond to verbal hostility and volatile campaigns. These are designed to facilitate universities' commitment to conversation. They focus on discussions around the table, use of in-person writing exercises and online pedagogy, with the aim of fostering academic freedom on campus. The book first assesses the new UK guidance on freedom of speech legislation. It then explores the political use of legislation internationally to regulate speech on campus. Finally, it offers practical pedagogic alternatives to square ethical principles with contextual practicalities. Academic staff across the social sciences, humanities and law alongside university administrators and senior management will benefit from this book's theoretical and practical insights into freedom of speech on campus. Sharing the risk of disagreement is an academic freedom obligation within agreed academic parameters. This will also be an engaging and accessible read for student services and student unions, and an informative resource on these contemporary issues for journalists and politicians"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword: free speech and academic freedom in the university / Adam Habib

1. Introduction to issues around academic freedom and freedom of speech in the 2020s in the UK and internationally / Alison Scott-Baumann and Hasan Pandor

Part 1. Free speech legislation on campus in the UK

2. 'Within the law': The legal framework for free speech on campus in England and Wales / Smita Jamdar

3. Counter-extremism policies and free speech in UK universities / Layla Aitlhadj and John Holmwood

4. Students' unions: Building confidence and reducing risk / Jim Dickinson

Part 2. Politics and possibilities

5. Academic freedom in Australia/ Anjalee de Silva, Katharine Gelber, and Adrienne Stone

6. Fighting the end of academic freedom in florida's university system: A cautionary legal tale / Adriana Novoa

7. Free speech and academic freedom in higher education in the Netherlands: Pedagogical challenges / Daan F. Oostveen

8. Freedom of speech on palestine at a German university: A case study / Vered Berman

9. The dynamics of campus free speech in Japanese universities: Contemporary challenges to student engagement in expressive activities / Junko Kotani

Part 3. In the classroom: Pedagogy and communities of inquiry

10. The alleged campus crisis in Canada: An overview and pedagogical response / Dax D'Orazio

11. Empathy, holocaust memory, and the palestine-israel conflict in British universities / Adam Sutcliffe

12. Free speech and focused freewriting: Academic freedom and building up a classroom community of dialogue through writing practices / Mayur Suresh

13. Anti-racism and gaza in UK medical colleges: Developing communication pathways through communities of inquiry / Hina J. Shahid, Duaa Jamal Karim, and Hasan Pandor

14. Decolonizing a university business school through communities of inquiry / Megha Kashyap and Antony C. Moss

15. Building critical conversations in the classroom: Communities of inquiry in film studies / Julia Stolyar

16. Enabling 'free speech' through virtual communities of inquiry: When global north meets global south / Alexander Masardo, Maria Meredith, Ega Asnatasia Maharani, and Intan Puspitasari

17. Embracing the messy realities of social media and artificial intelligence in higher education: Considerations for learning communities / Yenn Lee

18. Conclusion to issues around academic freedom and freedom of speech in the 2020s: The way forward / Alison Scott-Baumann and Hasan Pandor

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781035342129 (e-book)

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