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Title Islam and controversy : the politics of free speech after Rushdie / Anshuman A. Mondal
Imprint Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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 Malmö stadsarkiv:Dawit Isaak-biblioteket  809 engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Descript 248 sidor 23 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-241) and index
"Was Salman Rushdie right to have written The Satanic Verses? Were the protestors right to have protested? What about the Danish cartoons? Is giving offence simply about the right to freedom of expression, and what is really happening when people take offence? Using case studies of a number of Muslim-related freedom of speech controversies surrounding (in)famous, controversial texts such as The Satanic Verses, The Jewel of Medina, the Danish cartoons of Muhammed and the film Submission by Theo van Gogh, this book examines the moral questions raised by such controversies, questions that are often set aside at the time, such as whether the authors and artists involved were right to have done what they did and whether those who protested against them were right to have responded in such a way. In so doing, it argues that the giving and taking of offence are political performances that struggle to define and re-define freedom, and suggests that any attempt to establish a language of inter-cultural communication appropriate to multicultural societies is an ethical as opposed to merely political or legal task, involving dialogue and negotiation over fundamental values and principles. Overall, this important book constitutes a sustained critique of liberal arguments for freedom of speech, in particular of the liberal discourse that took shape in response to the Rushdie controversy and has, in the twenty-five years since, become almost an orthodoxy for many intellectuals, artists, journalists and politicians living and working in Britain (and elsewhere in the West) today. "-- Provided by publisher
Subject Rushdie, Salman. Satanic verses
Rushdie, Salman, 1947-
Gogh, Theo van, 1957-2004
Tryckfrihet
Litteratur och samhälle
Yttrandefrihet
Censur
Islam and literature
Freedom of speech in literature
Literature and society
Censorship
East and West in literature
Freedom of the press -- History -- 20th century
Freedom of the press -- History -- 21st century
Literature
Freedom of speech
Litteratur
Islam
Yttrandefrihet
Dawit Isaak-biblioteket
Classmark 809/.9338297
ISBN/ISSN 9781137471673 Häftad
9781137466075 hardback
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