"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...

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1. Verfasser:	Demaske, Chris 1969- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY Routledge 2021
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge research in communication studies
Schlagworte:	Freedom of speech / United States Hate speech / Law and legislation / United States Meinungsfreiheit Redefreiheit Hassrede USA
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Zusammenfassung:	"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"--
Beschreibung:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 18, 2020)
Beschreibung:	1 Online Ressource (viii, 198 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781003046851 1003046851 9781000203295 1000203298 9781000203417 1000203417 9781000203356 1000203352
DOI:	10.4324/9781003046851