{"product_id":"racism-and-free-speech-by-anshuman-a-mondal-9781350470538","title":"Racism and ‘Free Speech’","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree speech\u003c\/em\u003e has become central to discussions about racism, and is increasingly weaponised against anti-racist movements. This book argues that the weaponisation of \u003cem\u003efree speech\u003c\/em\u003e across the political spectrum, particularly by the far-right\/alt-right, has been central to the resurgence, rehabilitation, and normalisation of racism within the mainstream politics of western liberal democracies in the last decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dilemma then, for anti-racist movements, is how to respond to such a challenge—for if \u003cem\u003efree speech\u003c\/em\u003e allows racism, then it follows that the elimination of racism is not possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnshuman A. Mondal argues that liberalism has made it look as if there is something called \u003cem\u003efree speech\u003c\/em\u003e when, in fact, speech is enabled by the structures of power within which we are all embedded. These structures determine who gets to say what, and whose voices are heard. They create and sustain racism, and anti-racism should look beyond the mythology of \u003cem\u003efree speech\u003c\/em\u003e and focus instead on creating expressive regimes that foster racial and social justice by reshaping social discourse and transforming racialised structures of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432064499948,"sku":"9781350470538","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350470538.jpg?v=1774556901","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/racism-and-free-speech-by-anshuman-a-mondal-9781350470538","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}