Freedom of Expression - Com. 3070
Richard A. Gershon, Ph.D.
School of Communication
Western Michigan University
Tel. (269) 387-3182 (Office)
Fax. (269) 387-3990
Email: Richard.Gershon@wmich.edu
Web Site: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~gershon/
REQUIRED READINGS AND MATERIALS
Electronic Readings
There will be a set of electronic readings that will also be assigned in this class.
The readings will be available in two formats: - E. Article listings available on-line
through the WMU library as well as direct website readings.
Week of:
I. THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION
Sept. 8 The American Revolutionary War:
Available at:
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html
and
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/
Sept. 15 American Political Thought
Joseph Ellis, the Character of Thomas Jefferson, American Sphinx,
pp. 24-63, WMU E-article listing
Thomas Jefferson, Biographical Sketch, Available at:
http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tjefferson.html
and
John Adams, Available at:
http://www.hbo.com/films/johnadams/
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Sept. 17 The U.S. Constitution
Available at:
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-
experience/charters/constitution.html
Sept. 22 The First Amendment
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Peter Irons, People’s History of the Supreme Court, WMU E-article listing
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-
experience/charters/charters_of_freedom_7.html
and
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/about.aspx?item=about_firstamd
and
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/about.aspx?item=colonial_press
____________________________ End of Unit I.
II. PRESERVING, DEFENDING AND
CHALLENGING THE 1ST AMENDMENT
Oct. 1 The Politics of Expression I.
The Alien & Sedition Act of 1798
Available at:
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/sedition/
Elijah Lovejoy
Available at:
http://www.he.net/~altonweb/history/lovejoy/
William Lloyd Garrison
Available at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1561.html
Cassius M. Clay
Available at:
http://www.ket.org/Trips/whitehall/clay_1.htm
Schenk v. United States
Available at:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=249&invol=47
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Wendell_Holmes,_Jr
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_and_present_danger
Alien Registration Act (Smith Act)
Available at:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/smithactof1940.html
Oct. 6. The Politics of Expression II.
Oct. 8.
McCarthyism (Red Scare Period) 1951-1954
Available at:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/mccarthyism.html
and
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthyism.htm
Democratic Convention, Chicago 1968
Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention
(read up through Protests and Police Response)
Kent State Shootings, 1970
Available at:
http://dept.kent.edu/May4/chrono.html
and
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/05/04/kent.state.revisit/
and
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2556/kent.html
N.Y. Times v. U.S., The Pentagon Papers, 1971
Available at:
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761585450/Pentagon_Papers.html
and
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/03BRwhistle07.html
Watergate and the Resignation of President Richard Nixon
Available at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/
(Parts 1-4).
U.S.A. Patriot Act, 2001
Available at:
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/resources/17343res20031114.html
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Oct. 13. Symbolic Speech
United States v. O'Brien, 1968
Available at:
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1967/1967_232/
and
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/obrien.html
Brandenburg v. Ohio, 1969
Available at:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=395&invol=444
Texas v. Johnson, 1989
Available at:
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_88_155/
and
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=491&invol=397
Oct. 15 Hate Speech
Chaplinksi v. New Hampshire, 1942
Fighting words doctrine, Available at:
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1949/1941/1941_255/
and
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=315&invol=568
National Socialist Party of America, v. Village of Skokie
Available at:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=434&invol=1327
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Party_of_America
Doe v. The University of Michigan, 1989
University Speech Codes, Available at:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3757/is_200101/ai_n8948169/pg_6
RAV. v. The City of Minneapolis, MN., 1992
Hate speech ordinance, Available at:
http://law.jrank.org/pages/12681/R-V-v-City-St-Paul.html
and
http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/~tgleason/j385/cases/RAV_j385.html
and
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/rav.html
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Oct. 20. Obscenity and Indecency
Roth v. U.S., 1957
Available at:
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_582/
and
http://atheism.about.com/library/decisions/speech/bldec_RothUS.htm
Miller v. California, 1973
Miller Test, Available at:
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_73/
and
http://supreme.justia.com/us/413/15/case.html
FCC v. Pacifica Broadcasting, 1978
George Carlin 7 Dirty Words, Available at:
http://www.cba.uni.edu/decencyl/fccvspac.html
and
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/pacifica.html
Reno v. ACLU, 1997
Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act
and
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1996/1996_96_511/
____________________________ End of Unit II.
III. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:
FROM SUPERHEROES TO EVERYDAY HEROES
Oct. 27. Symbolism and the Hero’s Journey
Available at:
http://www.newworldlibrary.com/BooksProducts/ProductDetails/tabid/64/SKU/15936/Default.aspx
and
http://www.skepticfiles.org/atheist2/hero.htm
and
http://orias.berkeley.edu/hero/JourneyStages.pdf
The Tale of Superman
Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman
and
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-08-25-superman-creators_N.htm
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Oct. 29 Transformational Leadership: 5 Political Heroes Who Made a Difference
Abraham Lincoln
Available at:
http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/alincoln.html
and
http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln2.html
Mikhail Gorbachev
Available at:
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/gorbachev.html
Nelson Mandela
Available at:
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/mandela.html
and
Anwar Sadat
Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_El_Sadat
and
- Walter Cronkite on Anwar Sadat
Available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQcBhAMYKSU
and
- Barbara Walters on Anwar Sadat
Available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXh4_BUZwHI&feature=fvsr
Martin Luther King
Available at:
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html
and
- I Have a Dream, March on Washington
Available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMXaTktUfA
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Nov. 3 Civic Engagement: Everyday Heroes: 5 Great American Tales
Nov. 5
The Events of 911 and NYC Firemen
Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
and
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/091101rescuers.html
and
http://www.september11news.com/FDNYFireman.htm
Women’s 1999 World Cup Soccer Finals: US v. China
Available at:
http://www.ussoccer.com/About/History/US-Soccer-as-Host/1999-FIFA-
Womens-World-Cup.aspx
and
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/news/1
999/07/23/out_of_this_world/index.html
Apollo 11 Space Mission to the Moon
Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11#Mission_highlights
and
http://www.panoramas.dk/moon/mission-apollo.html
- Walter Cronkite on the Landing
Available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwaA-hbvYF8&feature=fvw
and
- Simulation of Apollo Launch and Landing –
Look at stages 1, 3, 10, & 11.
Available at:
http://wechoosethemoon.org/
Freedom Writers
Available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Writers
and
http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/freedomwriters.php
Miracle on Ice
Available at:
http://proicehockey.about.com/cs/history/a/miracle_on_ice.htm
and
http://www.miracleonice.us/
and
http://www.miracleonice.us/doyoubelieve.mp3
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IV. NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Nov 17. The News Media, 1st Amendment and Due Process
State of N.J. v. Richard Bruno Hauptman
Available at:
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/Hauptmann/Hauptmann.htm
Sheppard v. Maxwell
Available at:
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/sheppard/samsheppardtrial.html
State of California v. O.J. Simpson
Available at:
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Simpson/simpson.htm
The Duke University Rape Case
Available at:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/11/60minutes/main2082140.shtml
The Debbie Almontaser Case
Available at:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/29/broadcast_exclusiveousted_nyc_ara
bic_school_principal
and
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/02/debbie-almontaser-ex-
arab_n_275215.html
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V. SOCIAL, ARTISTIC AND POLITICAL COMMENTARY
Nov. 24. Social, Artistic and Political Commentary I.
Musicians and Writers
Bob Dylan
Available at:
http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/bob-dylan
Interview with
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11216877/the_modern_times_of_bob
_dylan_a_legend_comes_to_grips_with_his_iconic_status
Like A Rolling Stone
http://www.livevideo.com/video/FA115D7223B8442A82E5A3AE920F0F94/
bob-dylan-like-a-rolling-sto.aspx
Gordon Lightfoot
Interview with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGTRlXQ2XAs
and
Bob Dylan comments on Gordon Lightfoot
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/15/bob-dylan-exclusive-
inter_n_187216.html
and
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzo6Otpgj-E&feature=player_embedded
Dec. 1. Social, Artistic and Political Commentary II.
Shrines, Monuments and Architectural Achievements
Statue of Liberty, Frederic Bartholdi
Available at:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/stli/prod02.htm#Statue%20of
Ellis Island Museum
Available at:
http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island.asp
Mt. Rushmore, Doane Robinson & Gutzon Borglum
Available at:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/moru/park_history/carving_hist/carving_history.htm
and
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rushmore/index.html
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Arlington National Cemetery
Available at:
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/arlington_house.html
Vietnam Memorial, Maya Lin
Available at:
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/lin/index.html
and
http://www.essortment.com/all/vietnamveteran_reoi.htm
Dec. 3 Social, Artistic and Political Commentary III.
Dec. 8
Political Cartoons
Herb Block
Available at:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/cartoon.html
and
http://www.herbblockfoundation.org/HerbBlockFoundation/content.aspx?page=5648657
Radio and Television Commentators
Anderson Cooper
Available at:
http://usliberals.about.com/od/peopleinthenews/p/AndersonCooper.htm
and
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/cooper.anderson.html
Bill O’Reilly
Available at:
http://www.billoreilly.com/
and
http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/
Political Commentators
Fareed Zakaria
Available at:
http://www.fareedzakaria.com/
Thomas Friedman
Available at:
http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/
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Dec. 10 American Political Discourse
Presidential Speeches and Addresses
Franklin Roosevelt
Available at :
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/fdr.html
and
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/index.html
and
Declaration of War Speech Before U.S. Congress
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm
John Kennedy
Available at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html
and
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/35_kennedy/index.html
and
Inaugural Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkinaugural.htm
and
Cuban Missile Crisis
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkcubanmissilecrisis.html
Ronald Reagan
Available at:
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/reagan.html
and
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/40_reagan/index.html
and
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganchallenger.htm
and
Inaugural Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreagandfirstinaugural.html
Bill Clinton
Available at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/bc42.html
and
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/42_clinton/index.html
and
Oklahoma City Bombing Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/wjcoklahomabombingspeech.htm
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Barack Obama
Available at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama
and
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27531033
and
Democratic Acceptance Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZCrIeRkMhA
and
Election Night Victory Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHbw3n0EIM&feature=player_embedded
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