Essays about: "Free Speech"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 74 essays containing the words Free Speech.

  1. 11. ‘I will write until I am heard!’ : The Poetic Resistance through Graffiti in China’s Urban Space and Social Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Maizi Hua; [2021]
    Keywords : urban China; poetic resistance; mediated city; graffiti; social media; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the possibility of the mediated city providing a space for resistance in everyday life in a society where free speech channels are strictly controlled. The case studied in this thesis is the phenomenon of a group of fans of a singer who has been banned by the government in mainland China writing graffiti in public urban space on Rehe Road in Nanjing to express their love and support for their beloved singer. READ MORE

  3. 12. Conspiracy theories and freedom of speech in the online sphere : An analysis of QAnon’s ban from Facebook and Twitter

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Stella Meyer; [2021]
    Keywords : conspiracy theories; freedom of speech; social media; QAnon; ethics; content moderation;

    Abstract : At the crossroads of law, conspiracy theory research and philosophy, this thesis investigates the permanent ban of QAnon from Facebook and Twitter, determining whether their deplatforming constitutes a violation of free speech. By first conducting a content analysis of free speech legislation in Germany and the US, it becomes evident that the matter needs to be approached from an ethical perspective rather than a legal one. READ MORE

  4. 13. Torget som en demokratisk plats : ett gestaltningsförslag för Rosendalstorg

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Agnes Kyrö; [2021]
    Keywords : urban design; demokratisk gestaltning; offentlig gestaltning; torgdesign; urban planering; demokratisk landskapsarkitektur; demokratisk stadsplanering;

    Abstract : Den demokratiska betydelsen som torget besitter är en viktig aspekt när det kommer till framtidens stads- och torgplanering. I debatten om den pågående urbaniseringen talas det ofta om behovet av att förtäta städerna i hopp om att fler människor ska kunna bosätta sig på en allt mindre yta men genom att bygga bort öppna offentliga ytor, byggs också möjligheterna till socialt umgänge, aktivitet och offentliga sammankomster bort. READ MORE

  5. 14. Hong Kong in Transition : The Hong Kong identity and value change in relation to the pro-democracy protests of 2003-2020

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jessika Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Hong Kong; Identity; Localism; Democracy; Protests; Social movement; China;

    Abstract : The importance of protecting democracy and free speech in the world has never been moreparamount than in a time like now, when pro-democracy and independence movements areon the rise and democracy is declining. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the potentialstrengthening of the local identity in Hong Kong in relation to the 21st centurypro-democratic protests and the postmaterialist generation. READ MORE

  6. 15. A Right to Free Hatred?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Apelgren; [2020]
    Keywords : free speech; hate speech; legitimacy; political legitimacy; political philosophy; philosophy; ronald dworkin; dworkin; jeremy waldron; waldron; yttrandefrihet; politisk filosofi; praktisk filosofi; filosofi; politisk legitimitet; ronald dworkin;

    Abstract : This paper examines Jeremy Waldron's critique of Ronald Dworkin's argument that legislating against hate speech undermines the democratic legitimacy of the state. This argument, hereafter the legitimacy argument, was criticized by Jeremy Waldron in his book The Harm in Hate Speech. READ MORE