On Thursday, March 28, 2019, the Languages, Literature, Societies, Cross-Border and International Studies (LLSETI) at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc is organizing a conference on "Freedom of expression in the age of anti-'political correctness': value or fetish?" with a presentation by Denis Ramond, PhD in political science atthe University of Angers. The conference will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Building 4, Lecture Hall 400, on the Jacob-Bellecombette campus.
Denis Ramond will present one of his latest works: "La bave du Crapaud. Petit traité de liberté d'expression" (The Toad's Slime: A Short Treatise on Freedom of Expression) (Éditions de l'Observatoire, 2018). After describing the evolution of freedom of expression for political purposes, he will offer his thoughts on the criteria that should prevail in a liberal democracy to limit it.
About the speaker Denis Ramond
Denis Ramond,assistant professor of politicalscience at the University of Angers, published La Bave du crapaud. Petit traité de liberté d’expression (The Toad's Slime: A Short Treatise on Freedom of Expression) (Éditions de l’Observatoire) and Images Défendues. La liberté d'expression face à la pornographie (Forbidden Images: Freedom of Expression and Pornography) (Classiques Garnier), based on his thesis at Sciences Po. His work focuses on freedom of expression in the history of political thought and the regulation of representations.
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Contact: Jean-Marie Ruiz
