In-Class Assignment for TTh Classes

The 9:10 and 10:45 TTh classes on May 30 will see a Stanford Law School video on the First Amendment and Hate Speech. Your Humble Blogger is considering this video as part of a lesson in future MC101 and MC105 (A new course titled Media, Gender, Race, and Class) classes. TTh students should answer the following questions for attendance credit...

•Is it possible or impossible to regulate hate speech while allowing the free expression necessary to maintain democracy? Which of the panelists' arguments have most influenced your answer?

•What parts of the video used terms or ideas that you found hard to understand? In the future, what should be defined for classes before they see the video?

•When the new MC105 (Media, Gender, Race, and Class) course is offered in 2020, is it something you would consider taking? It will transfer to CSU, UC and most private colleges and universities.