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 Free Speech - POLS2043
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
  

Description

Examines the issue of free speech. Aims to engage students in thinking conceptually about speech and about the politics of speech policy. Examines free speech arguments, and the relationship between these arguments and conceptions of speech. In this context, students will discuss how speech is regulated and debate whether this regulation is appropriate or not. Types of regulated speech which will be investigated include hate speech, pornography and gender-specific language. Areas of speech regulation which will be investigated include parliamentary privilege, academic freedom, terrorism and national security.

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