Chris Demaske is associate professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Provocative, original, and incisive, Demaske has delivered a major work essential for the vital task of re-imagining our rights to free expression, our needs for inclusive liberties, and our demands for a fundamental re-awakening of democratic principles. Its influence will long be felt among critical theorists, feminist and legal scholars, and all those brave enough to dream of a future shaped by a discourse of equality, full participation, and justice.

• 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 Introduction: A Critical Approach to Free SpeechChapter 3 1. Theories of the First AmendmentChapter 4 2. Liberalism and the Legal History of Free SpeechChapter 5 3. Agency and the Evolution of First Amendment AnalysisChapter 6 4. Rethinking Hate Speech: Skokie and R.A.V.Chapter 7 5. Virginia v. Black: An Evolution in First Amendment Doctrine?Chapter 8 6. The Internet: (Re)Assessing the Pornography QuestionChapter 9 7. Terrorism and the Culture of FearChapter 10 Conclusion: A New First Amendment Emerges11 Appendix12 Bibliography13 Index

Chris Demaske is associate professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Provocative, original, and incisive, Demaske has delivered a major work essential for the vital task of re-imagining our rights to free expression, our needs for inclusive liberties, and our demands for a fundamental re-awakening of democratic principles. Its influence will long be felt among critical theorists, feminist and legal scholars, and all those brave enough to dream of a future shaped by a discourse of equality, full participation, and justice.

• 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 Introduction: A Critical Approach to Free SpeechChapter 3 1. Theories of the First AmendmentChapter 4 2. Liberalism and the Legal History of Free SpeechChapter 5 3. Agency and the Evolution of First Amendment AnalysisChapter 6 4. Rethinking Hate Speech: Skokie and R.A.V.Chapter 7 5. Virginia v. Black: An Evolution in First Amendment Doctrine?Chapter 8 6. The Internet: (Re)Assessing the Pornography QuestionChapter 9 7. Terrorism and the Culture of FearChapter 10 Conclusion: A New First Amendment Emerges11 Appendix12 Bibliography13 Index

Chris Demaske is associate professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Provocative, original, and incisive, Demaske has delivered a major work essential for the vital task of re-imagining our rights to free expression, our needs for inclusive liberties, and our demands for a fundamental re-awakening of democratic principles. Its influence will long be felt among critical theorists, feminist and legal scholars, and all those brave enough to dream of a future shaped by a discourse of equality, full participation, and justice.

• 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 Introduction: A Critical Approach to Free SpeechChapter 3 1. Theories of the First AmendmentChapter 4 2. Liberalism and the Legal History of Free SpeechChapter 5 3. Agency and the Evolution of First Amendment AnalysisChapter 6 4. Rethinking Hate Speech: Skokie and R.A.V.Chapter 7 5. Virginia v. Black: An Evolution in First Amendment Doctrine?Chapter 8 6. The Internet: (Re)Assessing the Pornography QuestionChapter 9 7. Terrorism and the Culture of FearChapter 10 Conclusion: A New First Amendment Emerges11 Appendix12 Bibliography13 Index