1st Edition

Hate Speech in Asia and Europe Beyond Hate and Fear

    206 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    206 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This edited collection provides a timely review of the current state of hate speech research in Asia and Europe, through the comparative examples of Korea, Japan and France.

    Extending the study of hate speech studies beyond the largely western emphasis on European and US contexts dominant in the field, this book’s comparative framework aims to examine hate speech as a global phenomenon spanning Asian and European contexts. An innovative range of nuanced empirical case studies explore hate speech by analyzing gendered hate speech and nationality, French cartoon humour, official counter radicalization narratives and the use of international law to inform domestic legislation in the Philippines and Japan. A fresh perspective on Asian and European hate speech, this book’s evaluation of current of hate speech research also identifies future directions for the development of theory and method.

    Filling a critical gap in the literature, Hate Speech in Asia and Europe will appeal to students and scholars of law, politics, religion, history, social policy and social science more broadly, as well as Asian Studies.

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    List of Contributors

    1. Introduction: How would Asia and Europe go beyond Hate Speech?

    Myungkoo Kang

    Section 1: Current State of Hate Speech

    2. Meta-analysis on Hate Speech Studies in South Korea

    Myungkoo Kang, Jaejin Lee and Sojeong Park

    3. Hate Speech in Japan: Patriotic Women, Nation and Love of Country

    Jackie J. Kim-Wachutka

    4. Banal Misogyny: Inventing the Myth of "Women Cannot Drive" and its Online Hate Speech in South Korea

    Jeong Hyojin and Cho Younghan

    5. Caricature as a Form of Hate Speech? The Example of the Diffusion of French "Atomic Humour” in Japan

    Tino Bruno

    6. Hate and Threat in French Jihadist Propaganda

    Laura Ascone

    Section 2: Countering and Reforming Hate Speech

    7. Dialogues and Diversity in Korea, Japan and France: The Contribution of International Law to Hate Speech legislation in National and Transnational Contexts

    Philippa Hall

    8. When Hate Becomes Illegal: Legislation Processes of the Anti-Hate Speech Law in Japan

    Naoto Higuchi

    9. Free Marketplace of Ideas: Applying the Approach of the UN Human Rights Committee and the European Court of Human Rights in Philippine Internet Hate Speech Cases

    Gemmo Bautista Fernandez

    10. Can Strategic Human Rights Litigation Complement Social Movements? A Case Study of the Movement Against Racism and Hate Speech in Japan

    Ayako Hatano

    Index

    Biography

    Myungkoo Kang teaches media and cultural studies at the Seoul National University, Korea.

    Marie-Orange Rivé-Lasan is an associate professor at Paris Diderot University, France, teaching Korean contemporary history in the East Asian Languages and Civilisations Department.

    Wooja Kim is an associate professor at the College of International Relations at Ritsumeikan University, Japan.

    Philippa Hall is an independent writer and researcher whose interests include social policy, legal reform, political economy and mass media policy.

    Sojeong Park is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication at Seoul National University.