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    Safeguarding the Daring Voice
    Safeguarding the Daring Voice
    Safeguarding the Daring Voice
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    Safeguarding the Daring Voice

    By Sidd Joag

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    Censorship comes in many forms and shapes. The 'typical' cases are those of top-down repression of artists and other dissident voices by political powers, or religious institutions with more or less explicit political authority, which deny permits, withdraw funding, or even resort to violent means to silence unwelcome voices. However, we increasingly see - or acknowledge - cases where citizens' groups united by a religious or political ideology rally against a specific artist or artwork.
    It is part of the essence of art works, that what can be a work of excellence for one may be a stumble block for others. Add to this the hyper connectivity through social media, facilitating the union of a 'crowd' and the multiplication of a message, and the arena in which arts is being produced and received can turn into a battlefield. Conversely, it can also provide an opportunity to hear different voices and better understand the different positions.
    In this time of blurred lines, several organisations around the world do wonderful work to combat censorship, enhance artistic freedom and support artists in danger, allowing them to continue to create even in extreme situations. We bow to their work, and hope they will be able to continue the crucial work they are doing. On our side, with this Fresh Perspectives issue, we decided to focus on 'newcomers' - professionals who are young, emerging, and/or not yet widely known, whose work at the intersection of arts and social change, whether by choice or by accident, has caused them troubles.
    This publication combines the voices of courageous artists and experienced human rights defenders with short, selected testimonies from arts professionals who have replied to our online call for contributions. The precious experience and knowledge of American artist and human rights activist Siddharta Joag harmonizes those voices into a text that will hopefully be of interest for both experienced readers and professionals with limited knowledge of these topics.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIETM
    Release dateSep 12, 2018
    ISBN9782930897363
    Safeguarding the Daring Voice
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    Sidd Joag

    Sidd Joag is an artist, journalist, and community organizer working at the intersection of arts, culture, social justice, and human rights for 15 years. He is the Managing Editor at ArtsEverywhere, a co-coordinator of ArtistSafety.net, and a member of Amber Art and Design.

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      Safeguarding the Daring Voice - Sidd Joag

      SAFEGUARDING THE DARING VOICE

      Fresh Perspectives on Arts and Freedom of Expression

      by Sidd Joag

      published by IETM

      in partnership with ArtsEverywhere/Musagetes

      original edition: March 2018

      ebook version: June 2018

      Published by IETM at Smashwords

      This publication is distributed free of charge and follows the Creative Commons agreement Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)

      IETM is supported by

      The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

      'Safeguarding the Daring Voice. Fresh Perspectives on Arts and Freedom of Expression'

      Author: Sidd Joag

      General coordination and editing: Elena Di Federico, Nan van Houte (IETM)

      This publication is distributed free of charge and follows the Creative Commons agreement Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)

      This publication is available for free download as pdf from https://www.ietm.org/en/publications

      Cover picture: Konrad Förstner on Flickr

      The publishers have made every effort to secure permission to reproduce pictures protected by copyright. IETM will be pleased to make good any omissions brought to their attention in future editions of this publication.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword by IETM and ArtsEverywhere

      1. Introduction

      2. Familiar territories

      3. Moving

      4. Staying. Artistic strategies to cope with censorship

      5. Relocation of artists at risk

      6. Re-creating communities of practice

      7. Connecting arts and human rights from other perspectives

      8. A holistic approach to the relocation of artists at risk

      9. Looking forward: The future of free expression & safe relocation of artists defending human rights

      About IETM and the Fresh Perspectives

      Foreword by IETM and ArtsEverywhere

      Censorship comes in many forms and shapes. The 'typical' cases are those of top-down repression of artists and other dissident voices by political powers, or religious institutions with more or less explicit political authority, which deny permits, withdraw funding, or even resort to violent means to silence unwelcome voices. However, we increasingly see - or acknowledge - cases where citizens' groups united by a religious or political ideology rally against a specific artist or artwork.

      It is part of the essence of art works, that what can be a work of excellence for one may be a stumble block for others. Add to this the hyper connectivity through social media, facilitating the union of a 'crowd' and the multiplication of a message, and the arena in which arts is being produced and received can turn into a battlefield. Conversely, it can also provide an opportunity to hear different voices and better understand the different positions.

      In this time of blurred lines, several organisations around the world do wonderful work to combat censorship, enhance artistic freedom and support artists in danger, allowing them to continue to create even in extreme situations. We bow to their work, and hope they will be able to continue the crucial work they are doing. On our side, with this Fresh Perspectives issue, we decided to focus on 'newcomers' - professionals who are young, emerging, and/or not yet widely known, whose work at the intersection of arts and social change, whether by choice or by accident, has caused them troubles.

      This publication combines the voices of courageous artists and experienced human rights defenders with short, selected testimonies from arts professionals who have replied to our online call for contributions. The precious experience and knowledge of Indian-American artist and human rights activist Siddharta Joag harmonizes those voices into a text that will hopefully be of interest for both experienced readers and professionals with limited knowledge of these topics.

      Beside the Author and the guest contributors, we wish to thank the artists who shared their stories with

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