Even in an age characterized by increasing virtual presence and
communication, speakers still need physical places in which to
exercise First Amendment liberties. This book examines the critical
intersection of public speech and spatiality. Through a tour of
various places on what the author calls the "expressive
topography," the book considers a variety of public speech
activities including sidewalk counseling at abortion clinics,
residential picketing, protesting near funerals, assembling and
speaking on college campuses, and participating in public rallies
and demonstrations at political conventions and other critical
democratic events. This examination of public liberties, or speech
out of doors, shows that place can be as important to one's
expressive experience as voice, sight, and auditory function.
Speakers derive a host of benefits, such as proximity, immediacy,
symbolic function, and solidarity, from message placement.
Unfortunately, for several decades the ground beneath speakers'
feet has been steadily eroding. The causes of this erosion are
varied and complex; they include privatization and other loss of
public space, legal restrictions on public assembly and expression,
methods of policing public speech activity, and general public
apathy. To counter these forces and reverse at least some of their
effects will require a focused and sustained effort - by public
officials, courts, and of course, the people themselves.
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