The Routledge companion to freedom of expression and censorship
London; New York: Routledge (2024), xvi, 420 pp.
Contains index
Series: Media and Cultural Studies
ISBN 978-0-367-20534-8 (hbk); 978-1-032-58711-0 (pbk); 978-0-429-26206-7 (ebook)
"This volume addresses the various historical, philosophical, political and cultural parameters of censorship and freedom of expression as well as current debates involving technology, journalism and media regulation. Geographically, temporally and culturally diverse accounts of censorship and freedom of expression are discussed through a broad range of perspectives and case studies. This Companion covers core principles and concerns in addition to more specialist and controversial debates, including those surrounding hate speech, holocaust denial, pornography and so-called “cancel culture”. The collection pays particular attention to the role of the media in both facilitating and suppressing freedom of expression." (Publisher description)
Introduction: Freedom of Expression in Turbulent Times / John Steel and Julian Petley
PART ONE: CONCEPTS AND HISTORIES
1 Freedom of Expression as a Pre-Enlightenment Concept / Jordi Pujol
2 Freedom of Expression, the Enlightenment and the Liberal Tradition / Geoff Kemp
3 Histories of In/tolerance / Russell Blackford
4 Literary influence and legal precedent: Censorship in the Court of the Chancery, 1710-1823 / Paul Whickman
5 The Quest for Truth and Knowledge / Kristoffer Ahlström-Vij
6 Autonomy and Freedom of Expression / Eric Barendt
7 Bentham and Security against misrule / Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman
8 Freedom of Expression in the 20th Century / Sue Curry-Jansen
9 Philosophies of Censorship and Control / Eric Barendt
PART TWO: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
10 Freedom of Expression in Latin America in Times of Populism: Between Western Normative Expectations and the Complexities on the Ground / Ezequiel Korin and Jairo Lugo-Ocando
11 Protecting the pandemic press: Exploring press freedom in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic / Bruce Mutsvairo and Kristin Skare Orgeret
12 Media Freedom in the Arab Region / Noha Mellor
13 Censorship and Freedom of Expression in China / Chris Fei Shen and Weiying Shi
14 Oscillating between 'speech freedom' and 'national interests' - the contested boundaries of online Freedom of Expression in China / Yuan Zeng, and Tongzhou Ran
15 Freedom of Expression and Democracy in Japan in the 2010s / Ryusaku Yamada
16 Freedom of Expression and the legacy of colonialism: a view from France / Imen Neffati
17 Faith and Toleration in Neoliberal Times: Australia as a Case Study / Adam Possamai
PART THREE: KEY CONTROVERSIES
18 The Harm in Hate Speech and in Holocaust Denial / Raphael Cohen-Almagor
19 Feminism and pornography / Fionna Attwood and Julian Petley
20 Political Correctness: The Right's Favourite Bugaboo / Valerie Scatamburlo-D'Annibale
21 Free Speech, Cancel Culture add the 'war on woke' / John Steel
22 Academic Freedom and Constrained Expression / Thomas Docherty
23 Breaking News - Media Freedom in Crisis / Simon Dawes
24 P2P speech regulation - Gossip, Reputation, and Norm Policing on Social Media / Julie Seaman
25 Vitriol and voice: Battlegrounds to control employee expression on social media in work / Claire Taylor
26 "Hack Attacks: How Cyber Intimidation and Conspiracy Theories Drive the Spiral of 'Secrecy Hacking'" / Emma Briant
27 Violence, impunity and their impact on press freedom / Lada Trifonova Price
PART FOUR: INSTITUTIONS, TECHNOLOGIES AND FRAMEWORKS
28 The Regulation of the Online World / Julian Petley
29 Freedom of Expression and Human Rights: interrogating the focus at Strasbourg on political expression under Article 10 ECHR / Helen Fenwick
30 The ECHR Perspective on Whistleblowing as Speech: A case study of 'national security' whistleblowing / Dimitrios Kagiaros
31 National Security and the Extension of State Power / Paul Lashmar
32 Marketing Communications and Media: Commercial Speech, Censorship and Control / Jonathan Hardy
33 Regulating the Press in the UK / Tom O'Malley
34 Freedom of the Press in Britain: From Radical to Reactionary... to Reinvigoration? / Aaron Ackerley
35 "Should I stay (on Twitter) or should I go?" Three causes of journalistic self-censorship on Twitter / Chrysi Dagoula
36 All the news that's fit to report? News values and the 'free press' / Tony Harcup
PART ONE: CONCEPTS AND HISTORIES
1 Freedom of Expression as a Pre-Enlightenment Concept / Jordi Pujol
2 Freedom of Expression, the Enlightenment and the Liberal Tradition / Geoff Kemp
3 Histories of In/tolerance / Russell Blackford
4 Literary influence and legal precedent: Censorship in the Court of the Chancery, 1710-1823 / Paul Whickman
5 The Quest for Truth and Knowledge / Kristoffer Ahlström-Vij
6 Autonomy and Freedom of Expression / Eric Barendt
7 Bentham and Security against misrule / Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman
8 Freedom of Expression in the 20th Century / Sue Curry-Jansen
9 Philosophies of Censorship and Control / Eric Barendt
PART TWO: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
10 Freedom of Expression in Latin America in Times of Populism: Between Western Normative Expectations and the Complexities on the Ground / Ezequiel Korin and Jairo Lugo-Ocando
11 Protecting the pandemic press: Exploring press freedom in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic / Bruce Mutsvairo and Kristin Skare Orgeret
12 Media Freedom in the Arab Region / Noha Mellor
13 Censorship and Freedom of Expression in China / Chris Fei Shen and Weiying Shi
14 Oscillating between 'speech freedom' and 'national interests' - the contested boundaries of online Freedom of Expression in China / Yuan Zeng, and Tongzhou Ran
15 Freedom of Expression and Democracy in Japan in the 2010s / Ryusaku Yamada
16 Freedom of Expression and the legacy of colonialism: a view from France / Imen Neffati
17 Faith and Toleration in Neoliberal Times: Australia as a Case Study / Adam Possamai
PART THREE: KEY CONTROVERSIES
18 The Harm in Hate Speech and in Holocaust Denial / Raphael Cohen-Almagor
19 Feminism and pornography / Fionna Attwood and Julian Petley
20 Political Correctness: The Right's Favourite Bugaboo / Valerie Scatamburlo-D'Annibale
21 Free Speech, Cancel Culture add the 'war on woke' / John Steel
22 Academic Freedom and Constrained Expression / Thomas Docherty
23 Breaking News - Media Freedom in Crisis / Simon Dawes
24 P2P speech regulation - Gossip, Reputation, and Norm Policing on Social Media / Julie Seaman
25 Vitriol and voice: Battlegrounds to control employee expression on social media in work / Claire Taylor
26 "Hack Attacks: How Cyber Intimidation and Conspiracy Theories Drive the Spiral of 'Secrecy Hacking'" / Emma Briant
27 Violence, impunity and their impact on press freedom / Lada Trifonova Price
PART FOUR: INSTITUTIONS, TECHNOLOGIES AND FRAMEWORKS
28 The Regulation of the Online World / Julian Petley
29 Freedom of Expression and Human Rights: interrogating the focus at Strasbourg on political expression under Article 10 ECHR / Helen Fenwick
30 The ECHR Perspective on Whistleblowing as Speech: A case study of 'national security' whistleblowing / Dimitrios Kagiaros
31 National Security and the Extension of State Power / Paul Lashmar
32 Marketing Communications and Media: Commercial Speech, Censorship and Control / Jonathan Hardy
33 Regulating the Press in the UK / Tom O'Malley
34 Freedom of the Press in Britain: From Radical to Reactionary... to Reinvigoration? / Aaron Ackerley
35 "Should I stay (on Twitter) or should I go?" Three causes of journalistic self-censorship on Twitter / Chrysi Dagoula
36 All the news that's fit to report? News values and the 'free press' / Tony Harcup
