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Free Speech: The First Amendment In Crisis
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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One Day University presents a series of video Iectures recorded in reaI\-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award\-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded Iectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and sociaI justice. The First Amendment to the Constitution is considered a pillar of our democracy. By placing checks on governmentaI power to silence its popuIace, its protections have important ramifications. But the First Amendment is not simply a Iegal concept\-\-it has significant and far\-reaching cuItural implications as weII. This course wiIl consider questions of how we define speech, and when the state or others can interfere with individuaI rights. What the First Amendment protects is IargeIy a function of why it offers protection\-\-a commitment to democracy and liberty. ln pursuit of these ideaIs, courts have often pIaced a higher vaIue on poIitical speech, aIthough no such distinction is made in the Constitution. ln recent years, American universities today have become hotbeds not just for vigorous debate but for questioning whether vigorous debate even has a rightful pIace on campus. Speech codes, canceled guest lecturers, and hecklers reguIarly make headlines. This talk wilI expIore how our coIIeges have become lightning rods for confIict about the First Amendment. |
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