We all know that speech can be harmful. But what are the harms and how exactly does the speech in question brings those harms about? Mary Kate McGowan identifies a previously overlooked mechanism by which speech constitutes, rather than merely causes, harm. She argues that speech constitutes harm when it enacts a norm that prescribes that harm. McGowan illustrates this theory by considering many categories of speech including sexist remarks, racist hate speech, pornography, verbal triggers for stereotype threat, micro-aggressions, political dog whistles, slam poetry, and even the hanging of posters. Just Words explores a variety of harms - such as oppression, subordination, discrimination, domination, harassment, and marginalization - and ways in which these harms can be remedied.
| ISBN | 9780198829706 |
| Autor(a) | Mcgowan, Mary Kate |
| Editora | Oxford Univ Pr |
| Ano de edição | 2019 |
| Páginas | 222 |
| Acabamento | Capa Dura |
| Dimensões | 21,80 X 14,20 |