
Words That Wound
Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, And The First Amendment
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 4. June 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
171 pages
978-0-8133-8428-3 (ISBN)
Description
Words, like sticks and stones, can assault; they can injure; they can exclude. In this important book, four prominent legal scholars from the tradition of critical race theory draw on the experience of injury from racist hate speech to develop a first amendment interpretation that recognizes such injuries. In their critique of ?first amendment orthodoxy,? the authors argue that only a history of racism can explain why defamation, invasion of privacy, and fraud are exempt from free-speech guarantees while racist and sexist verbal assaults are not.The rising tide of verbal violence on college campuses has increased the intensity of the ?hate speech? debate. This book demonstrates how critical race theory can be brought to bear against both conservative and liberal ideology to motivate a responsible regulation of hate speech. The impact of feminist theory is also evident throughout. The authors have provided a rare and powerful example of the application of critical theory to a real-life problem.This timely and necessary book will be essential reading for those experiencing the conflicts of free-speech issues on campus?students, faculty, administrators, and legislators?as well as for scholars of jurisprudence. It will also be a valuable classroom tool for teachers in political science, sociology, law, education, ethnic studies, and women's studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-8428-3 (9780813384283)
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Mari J. Matsuda | Charles R. Lawrence Iii | Richard Delgado
Words That Wound
Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, And The First Amendment
Book
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Mari J. Matsuda | Charles R. Lawrence Iii | Richard Delgado
Words That Wound
Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, And The First Amendment
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03/2018
Routledge
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Mari J. Matsuda | Charles R. Lawrence Iii | Richard Delgado
Words That Wound
Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, And The First Amendment
E-Book
03/2018
Routledge
€72.49
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Mari J. Matsuda | Charles R. Lawrence Iii
Words That Wound
Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, And The First Amendment
Book
06/1993
1st Edition
Westview Press Inc
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Persons
Richard Delgado, Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
Content
Introduction -- Public Response to Racist Speech: Considering the Victim's Story -- If He Hollers Let Him Go: Regulating Racist Speech on Campus -- Words That Wound: A Tort Action for Racial Insults, Epithets, and Name Calling -- Beyond Racism and Misogyny: Black Feminism and 2 Live Crew -- Epilogue: Burning Crosses and the R. A. V. Case