BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T182629Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20191130T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20191130T184500 SUMMARY:Hate Speech: What It Is and How It Works UID:20240328T182629Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Gotthard-Franz-Straße 3\, 76131 Karlsruhe\, Germany DESCRIPTION:
Workshop Description
Recent surveys suggest that hate speech is on the rise\, particularly on the internet and on social media. Hate speech\, its potential to harm individuals\, and its corrosive effects on democracy and social stability are widely discussed in politics\, in the media\, and by the broader public.
\nHowever\, a closer look at public debate reveals that it is far from clear what exactly hate speech is &ndash\; despite occasional attempts to provide sufficiently precise definitions. Some authors focus exclusively on hostility on the internet\, others equate hate speech with the verbal expression of a speaker&rsquo\;s vitriolic emotions\, and still others treat &lsquo\;hate speech&rsquo\; as synonymous with legal terms such as &lsquo\;incitement of the masses&rsquo\;. The conceptual unclarities of public debate are partly mirrored by scholarly debate\, as various efforts to outline a narrow conception of hate speech have not yet led to a broad consensus among scholars.
\nIn addition\, there&rsquo\;s a lively scholarly debate about how hate speech and harm are related. Empirical studies suggest that there is a direct or indirect causal link between certain kinds of speech and harm. On the other hand\, leading scholars in feminist philosophy of language have long pointed out that\, arguably\, there is a constitutive relationship between speech and harm as well. According to this constitutive view\, certain speech acts in themselves are harmful acts of silencing\, subordination\, or oppression. Relatedly\, since it seems that hate speakers require authority in order for their utterances to &lsquo\;succeed&rsquo\; as oppressive acts\, questions concerning authority have come to the fore.
\nThe two-day workshop aims at advancing our understanding of the nature of hate speech and its mode(s) of operation &ndash\; what hate speech is and how it works.
\nAccordingly\, possible questions to be addressed are:
\nConfirmed Speakers
\nCall for Abstracts
In addition to the talks given by the invited speakers\, there will be three further slots available for paper presentations related to the workshop topics. Each talk will be around 40 minutes\, followed by a 30-minute discussion.
\nWe invite submissions of abstracts of up to 800 words. Abstracts should be anonymized and give an outline of the main claims and arguments. Please send your abstract to
\n\nAccommodation of successful applicants will be covered\, travel expenses will be subsidized up to an amount of 350\,00&euro\;.
\nDeadline for Abstract Submission
\nNovember 30\, 2019
\nNotification of Acceptance
\nBy end of December\, 2019
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