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Freedom of Expression in the 21st Century addresses current issues about freedom of expression, making use of a variety of interesting cases from continental Europe, UK and other English speaking countries. Robert Trager and Donna L Dickerson investigate the tensions between censorship and expression, to reveal how complex, culturally charged and historically deep these tensions can be. Precisely because freedom of expression varies across countries and cultures, this thought-provoking book examines how and why countries and governments other than the US deal with free speech issues in different ways. Discussions are framed around social issues that allow readers to see connections between freedom of expression and business, politics, economics, class, race and gender. Digital communications, especially the Internet, are shown to be the current battleground for law and social policy. Readership - Students and academics in communication and media studies, cultural studies, sociology and politics.

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Robert Trager teaches courses in communication law, freedom of expression, and media institutions at the University of Colorado. He is the founding editor of Communication Law and Policy. Before joining the University of Colorado faculty, Trager was an attorney with a major cable television company and practiced media law with a firm in Washington, D.C. Donna L. Dickerson is professor of communication and Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Tyler. Her teaching areas are communication law, freedom of expression, qualitative research methods, and critical and persuasive writing. Among Dickersons′ publications are books, chapters, and articles concerning the history of freedom of expression, media law, and media history. Before joining the University of Texas at Tyler, Dickerson was Director of the School of Mass Communications, then interim dean of the Graduate School at the University of South Florida. She earned her Ph.D. in journalism and mass communication from Southern Illinois University.

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