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Media and Law: Between Free Speech and Censorship, Mathieu Deflem and Derek M.D Silva have gathered an interdisciplinary team of leading experts to make a valuable contribution to the existing literature. This volume explores free speech and the control thereof from both a political as well as cultural lens. These topics have once again moved center stage in scholarly as well as popular discussions on what must, should, and should not be said in the public sphere of ideas, opinions, and tastes. In a world of alternative facts, fake news, gender politics, company self-censorship, edited art, hate speech, and career-ending tweets, the chapters in this volume make a timely contribution.
Table of ContentsIntroduction;
Mathieu Deflem and Derek M.D. Silva PART I. SPACES AND INSTITUTIONS OF FREE SPEECH Chapter 1. Fighting Censorship: A Shift from Freedom to Diversity;
Anthony Löwstedt Chapter 2, Free Speech and Social Media in Academia;
Kimberly W. O’Connor and Gordon B. Schmidt Chapter 3. Stories about Risk: Media Narratives of Known, Emerging and Novel Health Threats;
Gabriela Capurro and Josh Greenberg PART II. THE INTERNET AS PUBLIC SPHERE Chapter 4. Censoring Sex: Payment Platforms’ Regulation of Sexual Expression;
Natasha Tusikov Chapter 5. Gafam and Hate Content Moderation: Deplatforming and Deleting the Alt-right;
Tanner Mirrlees Chapter 6. Public Accusation on the Internet;
Sarah Lageson and Kateryna Kaplun PART III. REGULATING SPEECH ACROSS NATIONS Chapter 7. Freedom of Expression and Humour in Canada: The Case of Jérémy Gabriel vs Mike Ward;
Anne-Marie Gingras Chapter 8. Hate Speech, Media, and Canadian Federal Law;
Allyson M. Lunny Chapter 9. Media Law, Illiberal Democracy and the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of Hungary;
Lucia Bellucci Chapter 10. Stirring up Strife: The Censorship of Communist Publications in Late Colonial India;
Devika Sethi
