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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806838803321

Autore

Gelber Katharine

Titolo

Speaking back : the free speech versus hate speech debate / / Katharine Gelber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2002

ISBN

1-282-16212-8

9786612162121

90-272-9770-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture, , 1569-9463 ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

302.2/242

Soggetti

Oral communication - Social aspects

Hate speech

Freedom of speech

Speech acts (Linguistics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-166) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Speaking Back -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The problem -- Chapter 2: Expanding speech liberties -- Chapter 3: Speech as conduct -- Chapter 4: Hate speech as harmful conduct -- Chapter 5: Australia, the UK and the USA compared -- Chapter 6: A policy of 'speaking back' -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Index -- Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture.

Sommario/riassunto

This book proposes an original policy framework for addressing hate speech. Gelber argues that a policy designed to provide support to affected groups and communities to enable them to speak back when hate speech occurs, is a more useful way of addressing the harms of hate speech than punitive measures. She suggests that "speaking back" allows the affected groups to contradict the messages contained in the words of the hate speakers, and to counteract the silencing, disempowering and marginalising effects of hate speech. Gelber's argument uniquely synthesises the ideas of defending the importance



of participating in speech, recognising the harms of hate speech and acknowledging that targeted groups may require assistance to respond.