The Aesthetics of Free Speech: Rethinking the Public Sphere

by John Michael Roberts

Book Overview

The Aesthetics of Free Speech: Rethinking the Public Sphere is one of the first books to theoretically explore the relationship between free speech and the public sphere. By drawing upon Marxist theory the author, John Michael Roberts, demonstrates how liberal theorists frequently construct an abstract aesthetic of 'rational', 'cultivated' and 'competent' discussion which then serves as a norm through which certain utterances can be humiliated and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134950985X
• ISBN13: 9781349509850
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"