Media and Law

Mathieu Deflem, Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina, USA, specializes in the sociology of social control, terrorism, policing, sociology of law, and sociological theory. He is the author of four books, including The Policing of Terrorism (2010) and Sociology of Law (2008).   Derek M.D. Silva, Department of Sociology, King’s University College at Western University, Canada, specializes in radicalization and violent extremism, policing, sport, and social control. His most recent work can be found in peer-reviewed journals Sociological Forum, Race & Class, and the Sociology of Sport Journal.

Introduction; Mathieu
Deflem and Derek M.D. Silva
PART I. SPACES AND INSTITUTIONS OF FREE SPEECH Chapter 1. Fighting Censorship: A Shift from Freedom to Diversity; Anthony Löwstedt 

Chapter 2, Free Speech and Social Media in Academia; Kimberly W. O’Connor and Gordon B. Schmidt  
Chapter 3. Stories about Risk: Media Narratives of Known, Emerging and Novel Health Threats; Gabriela Capurro and Josh Greenberg 
PART II. THE INTERNET AS PUBLIC SPHERE 
Chapter 4. Censoring Sex: Payment Platforms’ Regulation of Sexual Expression; Natasha Tusikov 
Chapter 5. Gafam and Hate Content Moderation: Deplatforming and Deleting the Alt-right; Tanner Mirrlees 

Chapter 6. Public Accusation on the Internet; Sarah Lageson and Kateryna Kaplun 
PART III. REGULATING SPEECH ACROSS NATIONS 
Chapter 7. Freedom of Expression and Humour in Canada: The Case of Jérémy Gabriel vs Mike Ward; Anne-Marie Gingras 
Chapter 8. Hate Speech, Media, and Canadian Federal Law; Allyson M. Lunny  
Chapter 9. Media Law, Illiberal Democracy and the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of Hungary; Lucia Bellucci
Chapter 10. Stirring up Strife: The Censorship of Communist Publications in Late Colonial India; Devika Sethi