Speaking Back
The free speech versus hate speech debate
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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.
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture, 1] 2002. xiv, 177 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | p. xi
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Abbreviations | p. xii
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Abstract | p. xiii
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Introduction | pp. 1–11
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1. The problem: An example of racial anti-vilification laws in practice, 1989-1998 | pp. 13–27
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2. Expanding speech liberties: A capabilities approach | pp. 29–47
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3. Speech as conduct | pp. 49–68
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4. Hate speech as harmful conduct: The phenomenology of hate-speech-acts | pp. 69–91
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5. Australia, the UK and the USA compared | pp. 93–115
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6. A policy of ‘speaking back’ | pp. 117–134
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Conclusion | pp. 135–137
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Notes | pp. 139–153
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Appendix | pp. 167–173
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Index | pp. 175–176
“[...] a comprehensive, thoroughly examined and well documented study on a topic that straddles several disciplines, including discourse analysis, pragmatics, communication theory, sociology, politics and law.”
Svetlana Kurtes, Cambridge University, on Linguist List 14.1022
“This book makes an important contribution to the field of discourse studies, providing a consolidated hate speech policy whereby the goals of both securing free speech and ameliorating the negative effects of hate speech are achieved simultaneously.”
Mousa A. Btoosh, University of Texas, Arlington, in Language Vol. 79.4 (2003)
“Gelber's writing is clear and not technical. Her discussion of whether borderline cases can be taken as hate speech is fascinating and easy to follow.”
William Pencak, The Pennsylvania State University, in Interdisciplinary Journal for Germanic Linguistics and Semiotic Analysis, Vol. 8:2 (2003)
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CF: Linguistics
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LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General