PECN 4040 Democracy, Capitalism, and Free Speech

PECN 4040 Democracy, Capitalism, and Free Speech
Democracy, Capitalism, and Free Speech
This course discusses freedom of expression in the context of advanced capitalist democracies such as the U.S. Topics include justifications for free speech, its proper scope, tensions between democratic self-government and capitalist mass media, and Supreme Court decisions relating to freedom of expression.
credit hours: 3