The Routledge Companion to Freedom of Expression and Censorship (Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367205343 ISBN 13: 9780367205348

Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

The Routledge Companion to Freedom of Expression and Censorship offers a thorough exploration of the debates surrounding this contentious topic, considering the importance placed upon it in democratic societies and the reasons frequently proposed for limiting and constraining it.

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.

Comprehensive, original and timely, The Routledge Companion to Freedom of Expression and Censorship is a go-to resource for scholars and advanced students of media, communication and journalism studies.

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About the Author

John Steel is a Research Professor in Journalism in the School of Humanities and Journalism at the University of Derby. He has published in the areas of journalism and media history, journalism and its relationship to and with the public as well as journalism ethics and freedom of the press.

Julian Petley is Honorary and Emeritus Professor of Journalism in the Department of Social Sciences, Media and Communications at Brunel University London. He has a particular interest in media regulation of all kinds, and has published widely in this area. He is a member of the editorial boards of the British Journalism Review, Ethical Space and Porn Studies, and editor-in-chief of The Journal of British Cinema and Television.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367205343
• ISBN 13: 9780367205348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Steel John, Petley Julian