《Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex》是NYU Press出版的圖書，作者是Henry Louis Gates Jr.，Anthony P. Griffin，Donald E. Lively，Nadine Strossen
基本介紹
- 中文名：Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex
- 作者：Henry Louis Gates Jr.、Anthony P. Griffin、Donald E. Lively、Nadine Strossen
- 出版社：NYU Press
- 出版時間：1995年1月
- 頁數：224 頁
- 定價：89.27 美元
- 裝幀：Hardcover
- ISBN：9780814730706
內容簡介
At the University of Pennsylvania, a student is reprimanded for calling a group of African-American students water buffalo. Several prominent American law schools now request that professors abstain from discussing the legal aspects of rape for fear of offending students. As debates over multiculturalism and political correctness crisscross the land, no single issue has been mo...(展開全部) At the University of Pennsylvania, a student is reprimanded for calling a group of African-American students water buffalo. Several prominent American law schools now request that professors abstain from discussing the legal aspects of rape for fear of offending students. As debates over multiculturalism and political correctness crisscross the land, no single issue has been more of a flash point in the ongoing culture wars than hate speech codes, which seek to restrict bigoted or offensive speech and punish those who engage in it. In this provocative anthology, a range of prominent voices argue that hate speech restrictions are not only dangerous, but counterproductive. The lessons of history indicate that speech regulation designed to protect minorities is destined to be used against them. Acknowledging the legitimacy of the concerns that prompt speech codes and combining support for civil liberties with an acute concern for civil tights issues, Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex demonstrates that it is difficult, if not impossible, to draw the line between unprotected insults and protected ideas. Decrying such speech regulation as overly concerned with the symbols of racism rather than its realities, Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex offers a balanced and well-reasoned perspective on one of the most controversial issues of our time. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and Chair of the Afro-American Studies Department at Harvard University. Anthony P. Griffin was General Counsel for the NAACP and was removed in 1993 f
