Sentences with phrase «against censorship»

While I know some people are completely against censorship of any kind, this seems reasonable to me and if it gets the game over here I'm okay with it.

I understand that many have attempted to defend my work in the interest of free speech, and with calls against censorship.

Since the 1960s she has been seen as a pioneering spirit against censorship, for free love and autonomous female sexuality.

on National Coalition Against Censorship free speech defender honor for Climate Science Watch

One of the most influential media artists, Hershman Leeson is widely recognized for her innovative work investigating issues that are now recognized as key to the workings of society: the relationship between humans and technology, identity, surveillance, and the use of media as a tool of empowerment against censorship and political repression.

I don't have DRM on my indie books, and I certainly support the fight against censorship on the internet, BUT this talk helped me realize the extent of my own ignorance about these issues.

The incident galvanized art - world outrage in part because protesting against censorship provides a necessary distraction from its increasingly uncomfortable predicament: the expiration of critical theory as a warrant for creative pursuits.

25 years ago the Contemporary Arts Center took a brave stand against censorship by fighting for the right to exhibit Robert Mapplethorpe's work.

He commended his experience as a caution against censorship even of unpopular views: too much concern for security and too little for liberty.

The author of eight books — including Overcoming Textbook Fatigue — and chair of NCTE's Standing Committee Against Censorship, she is the recipient of ALA's Intellectual Freedom Award, NCTE's Intellectual Freedom Award, the PEN / Newman's Own First Amendment Award, and most recently, the Florida Council of Teachers of English President's Award.

Igarashi's trial began in April 2015, as Igarashi and her attorneys denied the obscenity charges and argued against the censorship of artistic expression.

According to Sobol, «Resistance against the censorship of data can not be achieved because we have limited resources and there is an unlimited amount of data.»

Milton's Areopagitica, published as a letter to Parliament in 1644, in the midst of the English Civil War, was an impassioned case against censorship and the oppression of thought.

So this is what happens when ultra-liberal pro-porn protesters demonstrate against censorship by sitting on each others» faces.

Bryan Cranston stars as Blacklisted and beleaguered screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, but this tale of two trailers suggest slightly different Trumbos: the first trailer portrays the titular writer as a rich man with radical ideas who is then broken down by accusations of being a Communist before he finds screenwriting success again; the new trailer starts off with the hard - luck story of Trumbo before playing up the fight against Congress and the war against censorship.

Nearly 50 artists are featured, from feminist icons like Betty Tompkins and Joan Semmel to emerging names fighting the same fight those women did against censorship and taboos decades ago.

Recognized internationally for her innovative work investigating issues key to the workings of society — the relationship between identity and technology and the use of media against censorship and repression — Lynn Hershman Leeson's film, installation, and multimedia work continues to inspire audiences.

You know your writing is extreme when Jean Genet is the voice of respectability campaigning against the censorship of your book.

In addition to his artwork, Wojnarowicz attained national prominence as a writer and advocate for AIDS awareness, and for his stance against censorship.

Between 1968 and 1973 the association fought a string of battles against censorship in Vancouver, including attempts by the city licensing inspector to shut down various local theatre productions, and attacks on the Georgia Straight (a popular alternative paper founded in 1967) for obscenity.

We hope that Internet companies continue to defend their users against censorship creep by fighting back against these orders.

«We question the argument the comptroller has given, the economic argument, given the timing, the wave of anti-BDS legislation that is coming across the United States right now,» said Jas Chana, spokesman for the National Coalition Against Censorship.

LAFCA members have also collectively been vocal about taking up causes they've felt passionate about, from drafting formal protests against censorship and colorization to lending their support to controversial films.

When asked if YouTube could be more strict in its policies, Wojcicki admitted that the site could potentially change its rules, while also cautioning against censorship.

She has served NCTE as chair of the Secondary Section Steering Committee (2012 - 14); as a member of the NCTE Executive Committee (2012 - 14); and as a member of the Standing Committee Against Censorship (2002 - 04).

Gopnik, Blake, «At the Whitney, Frances Stark's Giant Paintings Argue Against the Censorship They Promote,» artnet, March 23, 2017.

Consensuses among different types of blockchains creates a resistance against censorship.

Amy Louise (@ilovebrucewillis) comes up against censorship of her body on social media, while Rowan Oliver (@everybodysdaughter) works out how to take control of her image in the context of a culture keen to commercialise transwomen's bodies.

It remains to be seen whether this incident will embolden more Chinese media to protest against censorship, as some journalists on social media argue it will, or whether it will force them to censor themselves.

As this year's Banned Books Week approaches — it's Sept. 17 to Oct. 3 — many NEA members are celebrating the voices, characters, and books that look at the issues that matter to students, and standing up against censorship.

As it stands, 700 people were given a copy of this brilliant book that critics don't want them to read, but the distribution and the resulting fight against censorship could reach so much farther through digital.

I received so much support from everywhere, particularly the National Coalition against Censorship.

Carrasco refused to change L.A. History and fought against its censorship.

I'm against Censorship and the like, but this News here is pretty old.

As women's sexuality was redefined, many artists of the era, including Betty Tompkins and Joan Semmel, addressed these themes in their works, and fought against censorship and oppression.

As a further irony, the National Coalition against Censorship's Annual Celebration of Free Speech and Its Defenders this year honors, yes, the Drawing Center.

Also on the panel, Svetlana Mintcheva spoke of her experience with the National Coalition Against Censorship.

Svetlana Mintcheva, of the National Coalition Against Censorship, then recalled how outside pressures often lead not just to institutional repression, but also to self - censorship, and I tried to wrap up the issues: how and why does art face public assaults, including the threat of censorship?

Her innovative investigates issues that are now recognized as key to the workings of society: the relationship between humans and technology, identity, surveillance, and the use of media as a tool of empowerment against censorship and political repression.

According to a new survey by the National Coalition Against Censorship, college students have demanded trigger warnings for spiders, indigenous artifacts, «images of childbirth», nude models in a studio art class and being told a favourite artist was gay.

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