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Just Words: On Speech and Hidden Harm

By (author) Mary Kate McGowan

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We all know that speech can be harmful. But what are these harms, and how exactly does the speech in question bring them 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.

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Publisher | Oxford University Press
Published date | 30 Mar 2021
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 224
Dimensions | 216 x 137 x 14mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 282g
ISBN | 978-0-1928-9739-8
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