A 7:30 p.m. lecture in Whitley Auditorium by legal expert Danielle Keats Citron is part of a grant provided by the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund to promote healthy relationships between young men and women and prevent domestic violence.
Danielle Keats Citron, “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace: Charting a New Course for the 21st Century”
Whitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
A Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Lecture
Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, visits Elon University this week for a lecture titled “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace: Charting a New Course for the 21st Century” based on her book “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace.”
Citron is a prominent speaker and writer on the issues of online harassment, information privacy and civil rights. She is an Affiliate Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project, an Affiliate Scholar at the Stanford Center on Internet and Society, and a Senior Fellow at the Future of Privacy. She has presented her research at congressional briefings, federal agencies, the House of Commons, meetings of the National Association of Attorneys General, and digital companies like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Her articles have appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Forbes, TIME, Slate and other news outlets.
During her lecture, Citron will provide a systematic account of online harassment and the personal, economic, professional and social costs to its victims and society. Citron tackles the increasingly prevalent but often trivialized issues of cyber stalking and cyber bullying and maps a course for how they can be addressed. With extensive experience in information privacy, cyber law and civil rights, Citron views online harassment as a civil rights issue and outlines legal solutions for combatting it while upholding First Amendment protections.
However, Citron believes that law alone can only do so much. Tackling online harassment requires a shift in societal attitudes – from individuals, digital providers, parents and schools – to make the Internet a safe space for free expression.
Citron’s lecture is part of a grant provided by the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund to promote healthy relationships between young men and women and prevent domestic violence. The program is presented by Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies, and is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost for Inclusive Communities, the School of Communications, and the Gender and LGBTQIA Center.