| Critiquing Free Speech Contributor(s): Bunker, Matthew D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805837515 ISBN-13: 9780805837513 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: This monograph addresses free speech, arguing that, while interdisciplinary approaches can be useful, legal scholars must avoid distorting issues by using vocabularies and tools that do not reflect complexities of 1st Amendment. For scholars in comm, law |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional - Law | Media & The Law |
| Dewey: 342.73 |
| LCCN: 00057683 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Series: Lea's Communication (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.28" W x 9.26" (1.16 lbs) 222 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this exceptional volume, Matthew D. Bunker explores the work of contemporary free speech critics and argues that, while at times these critics provide important lessons, many of their conclusions must be rejected. Moreover, Bunker suggests that we be wary of interdisciplinary approaches to free speech theory that--by their very assumptions and techniques--are a poor "fit" with existing free speech theory and doctrine. In his investigation of diverse critiques of free speech theory and his sophisticated rebuttal, he provides an innovative and important examination of First Amendment theory. In doing so, he establishes a new agenda for First Amendment theory scholarship that incorporates some of the critics' insights without abandoning the best aspects of the free speech tradition. COPY FOR MAILER: Distinctive features in this volume include: * an overview of the traditional approaches to First Amendment theory, * an examination of work from key First Amendment scholars and theorists, at both the individual and group level, * an emphasis on interdisciplinarity ranging from femi- nist and critical legal scholars to economists and literary theorists, and * a new agenda for First Amendment theory scholar- ship which incorporates critical comment while pre- serving the best aspects of the free speech tradition. |