Binding: Paperback
Description: This book is the first to outline the history of the tactic of no platforming at British universities since the 1970s looking at more than four decades of student protest against racist and fascist figures on campus. The tactic of no platforming has been used at British universities and colleges since the National Union of Students adopted the policy in the mid - 1970s. The author traces the origins of the tactic from the militant anti - fascism of the 1930s 1940s and looks at how it has developed since the 1970s being applied to various targets over the last 40 years including sexists homophobes right - wing politicians and Islamic fundamentalists. This book provides a historical intervention in the current debates over the alleged free speech crisis perceived to be plaguing universities in Britain as well as North America and Australasia. No Platform: A History of Anti - Fascism Universities and the Limits of Free Speech is for academics and students as well as the general reader interested in modern British history politics and higher education. Readers interested in contemporary debates over freedom of speech and academic freedom will also have much to discover in this book.
Title: No Platform A History Of Anti - Fascism Universities And The Limits Of Free Speech
Author(s): Smith Evan (Flinders University Australia)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138591684
Pages: 230 Pages
Publication Date: 5/6/2020
Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
Category: Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech