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Artistic Freedom Report (2023 – 2024) : Everything, everywhere, all at once

The key findings and analysis of violations of artistic freedom in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and The Philippines from the Southeast Asia Artistic Freedom RADAR Project, 2023-2024. Figure 1 The Southeast Asia Artistic Freedom RADAR[1] documented 182 challenges to artistic freedom in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam between 1 Jan 2023 […]

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Thailand: Artistic Freedom Report 2023 – 2024

The key findings and analysis of artistic freedom in Thailand from the Southeast Asia Artistic Freedom RADAR, 2023 – 2024. Silent Resistance: Censorship of Art and Culture in Post-Election Thailand Following the 2023 general election, Thailand’s socio-political landscape experienced a surge of hope for reform, but this momentum quickly encountered structural repression. This article examines

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We Are The Censors. Image credit: Katrina Stuart Santiago.

Pagkamalikhain, Konserbatismo, at Sensura: Isang Maikling Tanaw mula sa Pilipinas

Sa isang masaklaw at pangkasaysayang pagsusuri ng sensura sa Pilipinas, mula kay Marcos (Senior) hanggang kay Marcos (Junior), inilalatag ni Katrina Stuart Santiago ang mito ng kalayaang pansining sa Pilipinas. Sa proseso, tinutukoy niya ang lumalaking konserbatismo, at panibagong mga paraan ng pagsesensura.

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Collage by Pristine de Leon and Alvin Zafra
Collage by Pristine L. de Leon and Alvin Zafra. Full image credits below.

Criticism and Tears: The Emotional is Political in the Marcos State

When a film taps on emotions to distort historical facts, criticism that uses a rational, adversarial voice, above the work and the audiences who enjoy it may fail to dislodge the emotive power of the work’s narrative. Pristine De Leon looks for a path forward as a critic in this tricky landscape in her review of Maid in Malacañang’, a fictionalised retelling of the last days of the first Marcos presidency.

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