#freedom of speech

Academia & Publishing

De Eerste Verjaardag Van De Gruyter Brill – The First Anniversary of De Gruyter Brill

As we celebrate our first year of partnership and look excitedly toward the future, this Dutch-language speech by Ineke Slujter reflects on the state of the humanities today. She reminds us of the long history behind us and emphasizes the need to be careful custodians of the knowledge and the communities we serve.

Academia & Publishing

Book Bans and Biases: Is There a Place for Sexually Explicit Materials in the Library?

Whether American libraries should host sexually explicit content has been a matter of ongoing debate throughout history, and it continues to be a heated topic of discussion today. The persistent failure, however, to recognize patrons as fully embodied human beings with physical and intellectual dimensions reveals deep cultural biases at play.

Arts & Humanities

Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech: A Short History of a Complex Relationship

Lately, the allegedly restricted freedom of expression at universities has been discussed intensively in European and American media. Nonetheless, we should be careful about equating academic freedom with freedom of speech.

Academia & Publishing

Netzwerk Wissenschaftsfreiheit: Eine kurze Replik

Die Cancel Culture, die das neu gegründete Netzwerk Wissenschaftsfreiheit beklagt, ist ein Schreckgespenst.

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