Speaking Back: The free speech versus hate speech debate
Author:   Katharine Gelber (University of New South Wales)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   1
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9789027226914


Pages:   177
Publication Date:   03 May 2002
Format:   Hardback
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"What is hate speech? How does a person suffer when they are vilified? What can public policy do to redress it? This text proposes a new type of hate speech policy. It proposes a policy of ""speaking back"" - providing institutional, material and educational support to enable the victims of hate speech to respond. By responding with their own counter speech, victims can contradict the messages contained in the hate speech and counteract the disempowering and silencing effects of the hate speech, at one and the same time. This policy is justified by integrating elements of Habermass' theory of communicative action, which allows the development of an understanding of what hate speech does, with Nussbaums' capabilities theory, which justifies the provision of assistance to those whose capabilities may be harmed by the hate speech of others."

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Author:   Katharine Gelber (University of New South Wales)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   1
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9789027226914


ISBN 10:   9027226911
Pages:   177
Publication Date:   03 May 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. Abbreviations; 3. Abstract; 4. Introduction; 5. 1. The problem: An example of racial anti-vilification laws in practice, 1989-1998; 6. 2. Expanding speech liberties: A capabilities approach; 7. 3. Speech as conduct; 8. 4. Hate speech as harmful conduct: The phenomenology of hate-speech-acts; 9. 5. Australia, the UK and the USA compared; 10. 6. A policy of 'speaking back'; 11. Conclusion; 12. Notes; 13. References; 14. Appendix; 15. Index

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