POLITICS 301

Toleration and Censorship

Please note: this is archived course information from 2025 for POLITICS 301.

Description

An exploration of the ideas and practical dilemmas, past and present, of toleration and intolerance, and the relationship between freedom of expression and attempts to censor and control the public communication of political, religious and moral thought.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Geoff Kemp

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

POLITICS 301: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Politics and International Relations, or 15 points at Stage II in Politics and International Relations and 15 points at Stage II in History or Philosophy