This book examines the harm that everyday discrimination can cause and proposes ways in which it can be redressed. Extreme forms of harmful expression, such as incitement to hatred, have been significantly addressed in law. Everyday generalised prejudice, negative stereotypes and gross under-representation of disadvantaged groups in mainstream media are, however, widely perceived as `normal´, and their criticism is regularly trivialised. In response, this book draws on critical and feminist theory in order to forge a theoretical analysis of the harm created through everyday discrimination. Arguing that anti-discrimination law can and should be extended as a tool to offer protection against the harm inflicted, the book goes on to consider both its limits, and possibilities, for redressing this discriminatory practice.
1. Introduction 2. Locating Everyday Discrimination in a Theory of Justice 3. Cultural Aspects of Discrimination 4. Demeaning Stereotypical Representation in the Media. A Pervasive Case of Everyday Discrimination 5. International and Regional Underpinnings for the Redress of Everyday Discrimination 6. Everyday Discrimination and Hate Speech 7. The Regulation of Everyday Discrimination in the Media 8. Everyday Discrimination as a Legal Wrong 9. Weaknesses and Potential of Anti-discrimination Law in Redressing Everyday Discrimination 10. Conclusions
This book examines the harm that `everyday´ discrimination can cause and proposes ways in which it can be redressed. It draws on critical and feminist theory in order to forge a theoretical analysis of this harm created. Arguing that anti-discrimination law can and should be extended as a tool to offer protection , the book goes on to consider its limits – and its possibilities – for redressing this discriminatory practice.
