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Campus Hate Speech on Trial: Second Edition, Revised
Timothy C Shiell
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Description for Campus Hate Speech on Trial: Second Edition, Revised
Paperback. Makes the case that campus speech codes - no matter how well grounded in history, law, or philosophy - have tended to be overbroad, arbitrarily enforced, and used selectively to protect only certain groups at the expense of others. This title challenges academics and general readers to reconsider how we deal with this important issue. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Ten years after publication of the first edition of Timothy Shiell's path breaking study, restrictions on faculty and student speech on college campuses continue to be hotly contested in the mainstream media, on the internet, in the journals of academic disciplines, in courtrooms, classrooms, and chat rooms. This revised edition adds substantial new material that updates cases and conflicts during the past decade, expands the original's coverage of the relevant literature, and dramatically reinforces Shiell's original argument. In the first edition Shiell noted that, despite commitments to free speech and the open exchange of ideas, American colleges and universities had ... Read more
Ten years after publication of the first edition of Timothy Shiell's path breaking study, restrictions on faculty and student speech on college campuses continue to be hotly contested in the mainstream media, on the internet, in the journals of academic disciplines, in courtrooms, classrooms, and chat rooms. This revised edition adds substantial new material that updates cases and conflicts during the past decade, expands the original's coverage of the relevant literature, and dramatically reinforces Shiell's original argument. In the first edition Shiell noted that, despite commitments to free speech and the open exchange of ideas, American colleges and universities had ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616480
SKU
V9780700616480
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About Timothy C Shiell
Timothy C. Shiell is professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin - Stout and editor of the volume Legal Philosophy: Selected Readings.
Reviews for Campus Hate Speech on Trial: Second Edition, Revised
A fair-minded and significant contribution to the study of an important public issue. Andrew Altman, author of Arguing about Law and Critical Legal Studies ""An accessible book that synthesizes the vast literature on this topic.... A model of clarity and fairness, it is an extremely valuable book for anyone interested in a balanced treatment of the background of campus speech ... Read more