Artistic Expression
The Issue
Artistic expression is currently being endangered by the fragmentation of society into increasingly inward-focused social groupings that reject alternative perspectives and questions to their taken-for-granted reality.
Why It Matters
Artistic expression has been a principal way in which the most important aspects of our common humanity have come to be understood and communicated.
Our Work
The Centre for Free Expression engages the public in dialogue about the importance of artistic expression and supports artists when there are attempts to restrict or suppress their work. The Centre is particularly interested in how social media contributes to the fragmentation of society and the chilling of artistic expression.
Resources
Cancel Culture in Theatre: What is to be done?
Carmen Aguirre - In Conversation with Marilo Nuñez
Cancel Culture in Theatre: What is to be done?
Carmen Aguirre - In Conversation with Marilo Nuñez
Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair
Sarah Schulman - In Conversation with Lana Dee Povitz
BPC Bulletin: Freedom to Read Week 2021
March 4, 2021 - In Canada, Freedom to Read Week ended on February 27. The national event caught the attention of journalists in several Canadian communities.
Comedy, Free Expression & Social Justice
Charlie Demers - In Conversation with Tara Henley