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Paperback Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, and the First Amendment Book

ISBN: 0813384281

ISBN13: 9780813384283

Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, and the First Amendment

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Words, like sticks and stones, can assault; they can injure; they can exclude. In this important book, four prominent legal scholars from the tradition of critical race theory draw on the experience of injury from racist hate speech to develop a first amendment interpretation that recognizes such injuries. In their critique of ?first amendment orthodoxy, ? the authors argue that only a history of racism can explain why defamation, invasion of privacy,...

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thoughtful writing on critical race theory and the law

this book examines how free speech in this country intersects with assaultive speech.it challenges the thought that all speech should be protected, and engages you to examine the intent behind many words that we take for granted.matsuda is known as a constitutional scholar and passionate inquisitor into the blurry intersection of race, gender, the law, and language. whether you agree with her views or not, this book and the ideas put forth will challenge you to examine your own beliefs and expectations of what your civil rights are.
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