PHLB17H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Bowfin, Academic Freedom, Ethnocide
21 May 2019
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Define no platforming as the practice of blocking an individual from speaking at a university because of her expressed moral or political views (186) They want to know whether no platforming can be reconciled with the liberal ideals of free speech and open debate (as defended by mill) The academic freedom argument: hateful or unreasonable speakers should be no platformed because speech at the university is appropriately regulated by academic experts. Applies in the public sphere : public spaces, including the media (in some respects). Often understood as content-neutral : speech may be regulated because its effects (e. g. harms to others), but not because of what is said (independent of its effects). Applies within universities: classrooms, departments, the campus generally. Protected and regulated by universities and academic disciplines. Is not content-neutral : universities and disciplines strive for scholarly excellence and discriminate between speech on those grounds.
