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Conference Announcement Theme: Hate Speech Subtitle: What It Is and How It Works Type: Online Workshop Institution: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Location: Online Date: 26.–27.2.2021 __________________________________________________ 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. However, a closer look at public debate reveals that it is far from clear what exactly hate speech is – 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’s vitriolic emotions, and still others treat ‘hate speech’ as synonymous with legal terms such as ‘incitement of the masses’. 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. In addition, there’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 ‘succeed’ as oppressive acts, questions concerning authority have come to the fore. The two-day online workshop aims at advancing our understanding of the nature of hate speech and its mode(s) of operation – what hate speech is and how it works. Confirmed Speakers - Alexander Brown (University of East Anglia) - Katharine Gelber (University of Queensland) - Dirk Kindermann (University of Vienna) - Teresa Marques (University of Barcelona) - Lucy McDonald (Cambridge University) - Mari Mikkola (University of Amsterdam) - Mihaela Popa-Wyatt (ZAS Berlin) - Stefan Rinner (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy) - Inga Bones (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) Registration Attendance is free, but space is limited. If you would like to register for the workshop, please send your request via e-mail to: inga.bo...@kit.edu You will then receive a ZOOM invite link and preliminary schedule. The registration deadline is February 21, 2021. Further Information For further information please visit the conference website: https://philevents.org/event/show/73986 Contact: Inga Bones Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Institut für Philosophie Douglasstr. 24 D-76133 Karlsruhe Germany Email: inga.bo...@kit.edu __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________