02841nam 2200529 450 991080579060332120220912093700.01-943208-39-510.3998/mpub.12625211(CKB)5850000000058077(MiU)10.3998/mpub.12625211(EXLCZ)99585000000005807720220912h20222022 uy 0engurunu||||||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStudies into darkness the perils and promise of freedom of speech /edited by Carin Kuoni and Laura RaicovichAmherst, Massachusetts :Amherst College Press ;New York, NY :Vera List Center for Art and Politics, The New School,[2022]©20221 online resource (xiv, 384 pages) illustrations1-943208-38-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-367).There have been few times in US American history when the very concept of freedom of speech--its promise and its contradictions--has been under greater scrutiny. Guided by acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and activist Amar Kanwar, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School convened a series of public seminars on freedom of speech with the participation of some of the most original thinkers and artists on the topic. Structured as an open curriculum, each seminar examined a particular aspect of freedom of speech, reflecting on and informed by recent debates around hate speech, censorship, sexism, and racism in the US and elsewhere. Studies into Darkness emerges from these seminars as a collection of newly commissioned texts, artist projects, and resources that delve into the intricacies of free speech. Providing a practical and historical guide to free speech discourse and in-depth investigations that extend far beyond the current moment, and featuring poetic responses to the crises present in contemporary culture and society around expression, this publication provocatively questions whether true communication is ever attainable.Freedom of speechUnited StatesHate speechUnited StatesCensorshipUnited StatesSexismUnited StatesRacismUnited StatesUnited StatesfastFreedom of speechHate speechCensorshipSexismRacism323.44/30973Kuoni CarinRaicovich Laura1973-Vera List Center for Art and Politics,EYMEYMBOOK9910805790603321Studies into darkness3908377UNINA