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In Defense of Free Speech in Universities A Study of Three Jurisdictions

Amy T.Y. Lai

In this book, Amy Lai examines the current free speech crisis in Western universities. She studies the origin, history, and importance of freedom of speech in the university setting, and addresses the relevance and pitfalls of political correctness and microaggressions on campuses, where laws on har...

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It was originally titled 'In Defence of Free Speech, the University is a Censor', but was changed and then eventually published by Academia Press after the initial publisher cancelled publication due to potential legal issues.

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His final book examines how universities censor their teaching.

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It was originally titled 'In Defence of Free Speech, the University is a Censor', but was changed and then eventually published by Academia Press after the initial publisher cancelled publication due to potential legal issues.

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His final book examines how universities censor their teaching.

The title of the book was originally in defense of free speech, the university is censor. But was changed to a book too risky to publish free speech in universities.

After his publisher Emerald Press canceled its publication for fear of quote, the potential for serious harm to Emerald's reputation and the possibility of legal action.

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