Modern Power and Free Speech

Contemporary Culture and Issues of Equality

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Modern Power and Free Speech explores the complicated relationship between the First Amendment and culturally disempowered and groups within the United States. By focusing on hate speech, Internet pornography, and political dissent, Chris Demaske analyzes First Amendment discourse and doctrine and questions the role of the concept of the autonomous individual. Demaske asserts that the presupposed equality of so-called "autonomous individuals" does not exist and goes on to show how these specious claims to equality only serve to further silence those marginalized members of American society.Combining legal analysis, First Amendment theory, feminist theory, and political theory, Chris Demaske addresses the inadequacies of current free-speech doctrine and provides a possible solution to remedy them.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-02-24
Mått156 x 233 x 15 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739127841

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1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 Introduction: A Critical Approach to Free SpeechChapter 3 1. Theories of the First AmendmentChapter 4 2. Liberalism and the Legal History of Free SpeechChapter 5 3. Agency and the Evolution of First Amendment AnalysisChapter 6 4. Rethinking Hate Speech: Skokie and R.A.V.Chapter 7 5. Virginia v. Black: An Evolution in First Amendment Doctrine?Chapter 8 6. The Internet: (Re)Assessing the Pornography QuestionChapter 9 7. Terrorism and the Culture of FearChapter 10 Conclusion: A New First Amendment Emerges11 Appendix12 Bibliography13 Index

Provocative, original, and incisive, Demaske has delivered a major work essential for the vital task of re-imagining our rights to free expression, our needs for inclusive liberties, and our demands for a fundamental re-awakening of democratic principles. Its influence will long be felt among critical theorists, feminist and legal scholars, and all those brave enough to dream of a future shaped by a discourse of equality, full participation, and justice.