{"670901":{"#nid":"670901","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Sparks Forum: Free Speech and the Enlightenment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Sparks Forum, part of the Ethics, Technology, and Human Interaction Center (ETHICx), invites you to a talk by Professor Frederik Stjernfelt, Aalborg University, Denmark, titled \u0022Free Speech and the Enlightenment: Some historical observations and their relevance for today.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStjernfelt is a professor in the Department of Communication and Psychology, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the Human Centred Science and Digital Technology Humanomics Research Group. He is, with Ulrik Langen, author of the book \u003Cem\u003EThe World\u2019s First Full Press Freedom: the Radical Experiment of Denmark Norway 1770-1773\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E(open access: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/9783110771800\/html\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/9783110771800\/html\u003C\/a\u003E). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event has been made possible by generous support by the George H. and Fay C. Sparks Memorial Fund. Light refreshments will be served after the talk.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EAbstract\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 1770, the kingdom of Denmark-Norway was the first in the world to institute full free speech by the complete abolishment of censorship. This gave rise to the \u201cPress Freedom Period\u201d 1770-73, some of the most dramatic years of modern Danish history. Copenhagen events of the period caused widespread international outcry and reverberations, in the press of all major Western media, including those of America. Thus, the event forms a major event in the core period of the Enlightenment. Based on recent research, an outline of what happened will be presented and implications for current debates on free speech discussed. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Sparks Forum, part of the Ethics, Technology, and Human Interaction Center (ETHICx), invites you to a talk by Professor Frederik Stjernfelt, Aalborg University, Denmark, titled \u0022Free Speech and the Enlightenment: Some historical observations and their relevance for today.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Featuring Professor Frederik Stjernfelt, Aalborg University, Denmark."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2023-11-06 15:39:13","changed_gmt":"2023-11-06 16:25:13","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2023-11-08T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2023-11-08T16:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2023-11-08T16:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2023-11-08 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2023-11-08 21:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2023-11-08 21:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Swann 115 and Online","extras":[],"hg_media":{"672280":{"id":"672280","type":"image","title":"ETHICx Center Sparks Forum.png","body":null,"created":"1699287892","gmt_created":"2023-11-06 16:24:52","changed":"1699287892","gmt_changed":"2023-11-06 16:24:52","alt":"Event flyer","file":{"fid":"255493","name":"ETHICx Center Sparks Forum.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/06\/ETHICx%20Center%20Sparks%20Forum.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/06\/ETHICx%20Center%20Sparks%20Forum.png","mime":"image\/png","size":529173,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/11\/06\/ETHICx%20Center%20Sparks%20Forum.png?itok=7UaGknRY"}}},"media_ids":["672280"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Mqy0ne","title":"Join Online"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Hoffmann\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmichael.hoffmann@pubpolicy.gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRobert Kirkman\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nrobert.kirkman@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}