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This course examines theories and principles that underlie the concept of free speech in the United States, the historical context in which the values of free speech and toleration emerged, and the philosophical arguments that were and are made for and against them. Students analyze a variety of contexts and …
This course examines theories and principles that underlie the concept of free speech in the United States, the historical context in which the values of free speech and toleration emerged, and the philosophical arguments that were and are made for and against them. Students analyze a variety of contexts and communicative practices, including new media technologies, to debate how “speech” can be described and when it should be appropriately regulated. The course also considers current disputes over free speech on college campuses.
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In 2023, university presidents Claudine Gay (Harvard), Elizabeth Magill (University of Pennsylvania), and Sally Kornbluth (M.I.T.), along with historian Pamela Nadell, testified at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on college campuses. (Image by the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce. This image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)
