Publication Date:
2024-03-29
Description:
In this book, Amy Lai examines the current free speech crisis in Western universities. She studies the origin, history, and importance of freedom of speech in the university setting, and addresses the relevance and pitfalls of political correctness and microaggressions on campuses, where laws on harassment, discrimination, and hate speech are already in place, along with other concepts that have gained currency in the free speech debate, including deplatforming, trigger warning, and safe space. Looking at numerous free speech disputes in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, the book argues for the equal application of the free speech principle to all expressions to facilitate respectful debates. All in all, it affirms that the right to free expression is a natural right essential to the pursuit of truth, democratic governance, and self-development, and this right is nowhere more important than in the university.
Keywords:
free speech, freedom of expression, universities, academic freedom, Canada, the United States, America, the United Kingdom, deplatforming, safe space, trigger warning, microaggression, political correctness, concept creep, dog whistle, hate speech, discrimination
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bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNK Organization & management of education
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bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy
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bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFM Ethical issues & debates::JFMD Ethical issues: censorship
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bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LN Laws of Specific jurisdictions::LND Constitutional & administrative law
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNK Educational administration and organization
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFV Ethical issues and debates::JBFV3 Ethical issues: censorship
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thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LND Constitutional and administrative law: general
Language:
English
Format:
image/jpeg
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