{"product_id":"9781350527225","title":"Deplatformed The Politics of Feeling Silenced","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDeplatformed\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Politics of Feeling Silenced\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSuzanne Whitten\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDespite recognition of the importance of free speech in liberal democracies, the last decades have seen a growing perception that our speech is being \u003ci\u003esilenced\u003c\/i\u003e more than ever before. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom populists concerned that the 'left behind' are unrepresented by the media, and climate activists complaining that their calls to action are ignored, to celebrities and politicians cancelled for a careless tweet, the experience of having one's voice stifled, ignored, or misrepresented seems to be ubiquitous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut why, when rights to free speech are so well-entrenched, does such a feeling persist? Far from a fringe talking-point in the tabloid press, the pervasive feeling that our voice carries less weight than it is entitled to reflects the fact that the surrounding free speech infrastructure is gradually being chipped-away. Recent controversies about free speech - including the university free speech 'crisis', rising media polarisation, and the emergence of 'uncivil' disobedience - reveal a fractured public sphere in which the silenced have attempted to challenge existing barriers by demanding that their voices are heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe-Platformed\u003c\/i\u003e explores what our experiences of feeling silenced mean for free speech. While such sentiments reveal a 'gap' between how much free speech one currently enjoys and how much one feels entitled to, we must resist the notion that experiences of silencing alone demonstrate the existence of an \u003ci\u003eactual\u003c\/i\u003e entitlement to speak. Even where such an entitlement does not exist, however, such experiences reveal valuable information about the quality of our political systems, signalling the need for radical change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA provocative defence of free speech - one the most misunderstood and contested issues of our age - which contends that a sense of freedom has been lost and urgently needs to be restored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Whitten\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Politics and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast, UK\/Ireland. Her first book \u003ci\u003eA Republican Theory of Free Speech \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2022.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350527225\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669714862220,"sku":"9781350527225","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350527225","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}