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1) Hate speech
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An Essential Knowledge book on hate speech"--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Life, an imprint of Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A powerful, comprehensive guide for digital self-care and allyship from one of our leading activists for online equality, Seyi Akiwowo. Digital spaces are a positive force for change, connection and community, but left unregulated, they are not always safe. Globally, women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online. This is worse for Black women who are 84% more likely to face online abuse than white women. There has been a 71% rise...
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"While hate speech is nothing new, social media hate speech is relatively new; as new as social media. Hate speech on social media is different because social media has a number of qualities that make it uniquely suited to the spread of hateful messages"--
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Words matter. They wound, they inflate, they define, they demean. They have nuance and power. "Effortless," "Sassy," "Ambitious," "Aggressive": What subtle digs and sneaky implications are conveyed when women are described with words like these? Words are made into weapons, warnings, praise, and blame, bearing an outsized influence on women's lives--to say nothing of our moods.No one knows this better than Lizzie Skurnick, writer of the New York...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Students are upset and begin acting mean after something bad is written on a school bathroom wall, but talking, listening, and an art project help them remember who they are.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"One of the most fiercely debated issues of the current era is what to do about 'bad' speech on the internet, primarily speech on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. 'Bad' speech encompasses a range of problematic communications--hate speech, disinformation and propaganda campaigns, encouragement of and incitement to violence, limited exposure to ideas one disagrees with or that compete with preexisting beliefs, and so on. ... [T]he...
10) Must we defend Nazis?: why the First Amendment should not protect hate speech and white supremacy
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Publisher's description: Swirling in the midst of the resurgence of neo-Nazi demonstrations, hate speech, and acts of domestic terrorism are uncomfortable questions about the limits of free speech. The United States stands apart from many other countries in that citizens have the power to say virtually anything without legal repercussions. But, in the case of white supremacy, does the First Amendment demand that we defend Nazis? In Must We Defend...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
“I'm sure you could benefit from jumping on a treadmill” “Women WANT a male leader . . . It’s honest to god the basic human playbook” These are some of the thousands of messages that Kate Baer has received online. Like countless other writers—particularly women—with profiles on the internet, as Kate’s online presence grew, so did the darker messages crowding her inbox. These missives from strangers have ranged from “advice” and...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Once one of Silicon Valley’s greatest success stories, Facebook has been under constant fire for the past five years, roiled by controversies and crises. It turns out that while the tech giant was connecting the world, they were also mishandling users’ data, spreading fake news, and amplifying dangerous, polarizing hate speech.
The company, many said, had simply lost its way. But the truth is far more complex. Leadership decisions enabled, and...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a string of racially motivated lynchings threatens to tear the country apart, two orators sweep into Washington and demand that the constitution be modified to allow for a law that will end the widespread violence. Racial and religious speech that undermines others' beliefs must be classified as hate speech and must be severely punished.
14) Spilled ink
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"When Yalda hears that her twin brother, Yusuf, will be performing with his band at a local venue, she lets her friends convince her to sneak out to see his show. But the night has something else in store: After the opening band makes some ugly jokes about 'terrorists,' Yusuf uses his time in the spotlight for an impulsive stunt responding to the hate speech. Suddenly, simmering tensions begin boiling over in their Virginia town, where many Afghan...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Life has suddenly turned chaotic for high school student Stella since her brother, Rob, got home from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan: her school is on edge with ethnic tensions and her brother seems to be suffering from post-traumatic stress but will not talk about it. But when Rob's anger finally spirals out of control, Stella realizes she has to find the courage to take a stand against the forces of hate in her hometown.
Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"From celebrated public intellectual and New York Times bestselling author, Stanley Fish, comes an urgent and sharply observed look at one of the most hotly debated issues of our time: freedom of speech"--