Feminist Frictions is part of the Feminist Public Intellectuals Project. This installment of Feminist Frictions examines Free Speech, featuring an essay by Mary Anne Franks and a digital archive on the topic.
Speaking of Women: Feminism and Free Speech
Mary Anne Franks
Digital Archive:
This digital archive extends the themes of Franks’s essay to examine debates around free speech. It collects links to essays, videos, podcasts, and other resources. While far from exhaustive, we hope it will be of use to teachers, students, and anyone interested in debates about free speech. Works included in the archive are meant to illuminate feminist debates and provide a range of resources; it is not intended to be exhaustive or reflective of Franks’s positions or the positions of Signs editors. To suggest any useful resources on the topic that are not currently included, we invite you to email the journal office.
Theorizing the State of Free Speech
Abusive Speech & Online Platform Governance
Academic Freedom & Free Speech
Special thanks to Giorgia Shields, Julianna Wessels, and Kyle Wholey for their assistance researching and organizing this archive.