Speech as Action Even those speeches that don’t intend to cause harm can lead to violence with the usage of “thick terms”

Shukla, Richa and Nath, Dalorina (2020) Speech as Action Even those speeches that don’t intend to cause harm can lead to violence with the usage of “thick terms”. Economic and Political Weekly, 55 (49). ISSN 00129976

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Abstract

The acts of rioting and violence in Delhi earlier this year are pieces of a collapsing domino: the effects of one disastrous action are leading to another and more—just
like one piece of a domino leads to the fall of another—only, we are not sure how far and for how long! Naturally, it is presumed that there was an exterior element (such as a blow or a pat) that has started this line of disintegration. We argue that the acts of hatred and violence in Delhi are the pieces of a domino, set in motion by the exterior element that is voices of hatred.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Hate Speech| Love Jihad | Communal Violence
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Business School
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 01 Jan 2022 05:24
Last Modified: 19 Feb 2022 10:04
Official URL: https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/49/postscript/spee...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/521

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