Expression in Contested Public Spaces

Free Speech and Civic Engagement

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Expression in Contested Public Spaces: Free Speech and Civic Engagement addresses how people express themselves and their differences, in ways that amplify the many voices central to the mission of democracy. This book investigates in what ways and in what discursive forms people interrupt the status quo or unjust practices to advance positive social change. The chapters feature research activity, engaged scholarship, and creative expression to boldly frame the issues of free speech—amid attempts to chill and silence expressions of dissent—in order to demonstrate how community organizers, activists, and scholars use their voices to advance peace and justice befitting the human condition. Scholars and students of communication and the social sciences will find this book particularly interesting.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-08-06
Mått161 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt640 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor290
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793630933

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Table of ContentsForewordMichelle DeutchmanAcknowledgmentsIntroductionSpoma JovanovicCh 1 Free Speech as a Tool of Self-Government: A Short HistoryLewis PittsPart 1: Community Voices for JusticeCh 2Crossroads of Justice: Conversations and Public SpacesSpoma JovanovicCh 3 The Struggle for Space: Racialized Mass Homelessness, The Privatization of Public Space, and Fundamental RightsMarcus Hyde and Gary KentonCh 4 Greensboro, 1963: Free Speech and the Boundaries of Nonviolence Thomas F. JacksonCh 5 Black Women Speaking for Justice Sarah E. HollingsworthCh 6 Money, Speech, and Power: Participatory Budgeting as Free Expression Vincent Russell and Therese GardnerPart 2: Urban Spaces and Contested SpeechCh 7 Legislating Memory: Accommodating Contestations of Public Monuments Laura RicciardiCh 8 Art, Censorship, and the Battles over Public SpacesJohn K. WilsonCh 9Balancing the Goods of Speech in a Postmodern Historical Moment David ErreraCh 10V

This inspiring book is a must-read for citizens attentive to making a difference in their community. The provocative essays address how “We the People” can use our right to free speech to attain greater justice for all people. Chapters chronicle different social situations, exhibiting through example how to build a more equitable society. This compelling collection will motivate readers to show up and speak up.