This article is concerned with college-aged activists’ discussions about provocative speakers invited to their campuses. Our research shows how the students on the front lines of debates over free expression and inclusion conceptualize the stakes and think about the consequences of their political involvement. Our analysis goes beyond simplistic portrayals of young people as being either “for” or “against” speech rights. Instead, we argue that conservative activists adopt an absolutist stance toward the First Amendment, which is encouraged by outside national organizations that regard free expression as a wedge issue in higher education. This contrasts with progressive activists, who struggle to weigh the value of individual freedoms against the potential harms caused by derogatory or hostile words and symbols. Ultimately, our semi-structured interview data allow us to see the complex (and sometimes contradictory) reasoning behind students’ responses to contentious speaking events at colleges and universities

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校园演讲的政治1

这篇文章关注的是大学时代的激进主义者关于被邀请到他们校园的挑衅性演讲者的讨论。我们的研究表明，处于言论自由和包容性辩论第一线的学生如何将利害关系概念化，并思考他们参与政治的后果。我们的分析不仅仅是将年轻人简单地描述为“支持”或“反对”言论权利。相反，我们认为保守派活动家对第一修正案采取绝对主义立场，这受到外部国家组织的鼓励，这些组织将言论自由视为高等教育中的一个楔子问题。这与进步的激进主义者形成鲜明对比，他们努力权衡个人自由的价值与贬义或敌对的词语和符号造成的潜在危害。最终，