When Freedom Speaks, Lynn Greenky
When Freedom Speaks, Lynn Greenky
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When Freedom Speaks
The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right

Author: Lynn Greenky

Narrator: Lisa S. Ware

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/20/2022


Synopsis

This book makes first amendment issues immediate and contemporary.

When Freedom Speaks chronicles the stories behind our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Lynn Levine Greenky's background as a lawyer, rhetorician, and teacher gives her a unique perspective on the protection we have from laws that abridge our right to the freedom of speech. Rhetoricians focus on language and how it influences perception and moves people to action. Powerfully employing that rhetorical approach, this book explores concepts related to free speech as moral narratives that proscribe the boundaries of our constitutionally protected right. Using the characters and drama embedded in legal cases that elucidate First Amendment principles, When Freedom Speaks makes the concepts easier to understand and clearly applicable to our lives. With a wide range of examples and accessible language, this book is the perfect overview of the First Amendment.

About Lynn Greenky

Lynn Levine Greenky began her professional career as lawyer. She is associate teaching professor at Syracuse University in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies. She teaches a beloved undergraduate course about the First Amendment.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maggie on August 30, 2024

I can’t say I recommend this book. As a First Amendment lawyer, I thought this might give a little more context to the famous cases or provide unique commentary, but it just summarized a First Amendment law course. Great to listen to if you’re avoiding studying for finals or want to feel like you’ve......more

Goodreads review by Meredith on September 06, 2022

Good primer on First Amendment/freedom of speech issues.......more