When Freedom Speaks bookcover

When Freedom Speaks

The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right
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Description

This book makes first amendment issues immediate and contemporary.

When Freedom Speaks chronicles the stories behind our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Lynn Levine Greenky's background as a lawyer, rhetorician, and teacher gives her a unique perspective on the protection we have from laws that abridge our right to the freedom of speech. Rhetoricians focus on language and how it influences perception and moves people to action. Powerfully employing that rhetorical approach, this book explores concepts related to free speech as moral narratives that proscribe the boundaries of our constitutionally protected right. Using the characters and drama embedded in legal cases that elucidate First Amendment principles, When Freedom Speaks makes the concepts easier to understand and clearly applicable to our lives. With a wide range of examples and accessible language, this book is the perfect overview of the First Amendment.


Product Details

PublisherBrandeis University Press
Publish DateMay 24, 2022
Pages248
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781684580934
Dimensions8.9 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches | 0.8 pounds
BISAC Categories: Law, Law

About the Author

Lynn Levine Greenky began her professional career as lawyer. She is Associate Teaching Professor at Syracuse University in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies. She teaches a beloved undergraduate course about the First Amendment.

Reviews

"Greenky is particularly attentive to the relationship between precedent, innovation, and power."-- "Communication and Democracy"

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