Free Speech Debate is a global, multilingual website for the discussion of free speech in the age of mass migration and the internet. Ten draft principles for global free speech are laid out, together with the explanations and case studies – all for debate. Prominent figures from diverse cultures, faiths and political tendencies are also interviewed and asked to comment through video, audio and text.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: University of Oxford
Course Curriculum
Module: 01 | |||
Timothy Garton Ash on Free Speech Debate | 00:05:00 | ||
Jimmy Wales on Global free speech in the internet age | 00:57:00 | ||
On Free Speech 1: Deletion and Denialism | 00:24:00 | ||
On Free Speech 2: China, Rushdie and the art of “Zuckering” | 00:29:00 | ||
Facebook, Privacy and You | 01:38:00 | ||
On Free Speech 3: The Fine Art of Activism | 00:24:00 | ||
On Free Speech 4: The Power of the Web | 00:25:00 | ||
Combining Freedom and Diversity: The Challenge of Religious Difference | 00:51:00 | ||
A former British agent makes the case for whistleblowing | 00:18:00 | ||
Evgeny Morozov on the dark side of internet freedom | 00:18:00 | ||
Module: 02 | |||
Daniel Bell on Confucianism and free speech | 00:20:00 | ||
Mark Thompson on the BBC and religion | 00:29:00 | ||
Giles Fraser on free speech and religion | 00:16:00 | ||
Rae Langton on philosophy, free speech and pornography | 00:15:00 | ||
Jytte Klausen on Yale University and the Danish cartoons | 00:31:00 | ||
Should Europe introduce a ‘right to blaspheme’? | 00:13:00 | ||
Irshad Manji on Allah, Liberty and Love | 00:50:00 | ||
Susan Benesch on dangerous speech | 00:09:00 | ||
Tim Wu on the right to be forgotten | 00:06:00 | ||
The Future of Free Speech | 00:30:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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