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Ethnic Slurs or Free Speech? Politics of Representation in a Student Newspaper
Author(s) -
Villanueva Margaret A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1996.27.2.04x0226r
Subject(s) - newspaper , free speech , sociology , ethnic group , supreme court , politics , representation (politics) , first amendment , affirmative action , critical theory , law , public relations , political science , media studies , anthropology
This article analyzes the conflict between free speech and equality in higher education at public universities. Borrowing from the anthropology of representation and critical legal theory, it explores the social consequences of racial slurs in the student press. Confronted by Supreme Court decisions against speech codes, how can a campus promote respect and discourage stigmatizing practices? This case study suggests that what cannot presently be accomplished through the courts may be achieved by community action and peer pressure.