Is Free Speech Under Threat?, 9781847928221
Hardcover
Free speech: sacred right or weaponized culture war? Two sides clash.

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  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    9 November 2024

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Summary

Is Free Speech in Peril? A Clash of Perspectives

Two leading thinkers present opposing answers to a crucial question: Is free speech under threat?

Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, contends that the rise of minority voices has been accompanied by an intolerance, particularly on campuses and online, that conflates offensive speech with violence and aims to suppress it. This has fueled a “free speech arms race” where everyone suffers.

Charlot…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781847928221
ISBN-10:1847928226
Series:Intelligence Squared
Author:Charlotte Lydia Riley, Suzanne Nossel, Intelligence Squared
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:The Bodley Head Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:9 November 2024
Weight:301g
Dimensions:223mm x 141mm x 19mm
About The Author

Charlotte Lydia Riley

Charlotte Lydia Riley is a historian of twentieth-century Britain at the University of Southampton, specialising in questions about empire, politics, culture and identity. She is editor of The Free Speech Wars and author of Imperial Island- A History of Empire in Modern Britain. Her writing has appeared in a wide range of publications including the Guardian, New Statesman, Financial Times, Washington Post and History Today.

Suzanne Nossel is the CEO of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organisation, and is a key voice on free expression issues in the United States and globally. During the Obama administration, Nossel served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organisations. She has also served as a senior leader in global human rights organizations and as a media executive. She is the author of Dare To Speak- Defending Free Speech For All and has been widely published in outlets including the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Guardian, Foreign Policy, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Washington Post and more. She is a Member of the Meta Oversight Board which applies human rights principles to shape high impact content moderation decisions on social media.

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