PSCI 365The Law and Politics of Free Speech

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Political Science
Cross-listed: LS 364

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Students will learn about and analyze the political and legal implications of contemporary free speech controversies and explore proposed solutions to related policy challenges. Through a variety of research-based reading and writing assignments, students will critically reflect on the social and moral challenges, state responses to, and rights implications of a host of free speech challenges, including hate speech, misinformation, protest, and campus speech issues.

Prerequisites

Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:
- LS330
- PSCI390

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4252	25 / 30	T 18:30–21:20

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