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Art under pressure – Reclaiming creative voice
Turkey’s accelerating turn toward authoritarianism effect cultural, artistic, intellectual, and literary spheres. In the face of systemic crackdown of free speech, many writers and academics have been jailed and others have fled the country. What does it mean for writers, artist, academics and journalists working in the line of fire? What are the strategies for advocating free speech and artistic freedom in climate of fear?
Fikret Atay, a visual artist lives and works in Örebro, ICORN – artist in Örebro 2017-2019
Sonay Ban, current web and content editor at Susma/Speak Up Platform in Turkey
Ahmet Gürata, senior visiting scholar at Institute of Turkish Studies, Stockholm University
Moderator: Ülkü Holago, free lance journalist
Turkey’s accelerating turn toward authoritarianism effect cultural, artistic, intellectual, and literary spheres. In the face of systemic crackdown of free speech, many writers and academics have been jailed and others have fled the country. What does it mean for writers, artist, academics and journalists working in the line of fire? What are the strategies for advocating free speech and artistic freedom in climate of fear?
Fikret Atay, a visual artist lives and works in Örebro, ICORN – artist in Örebro 2017-2019
Sonay Ban, current web and content editor at Susma/Speak Up Platform in Turkey
Ahmet Gürata, senior visiting scholar at Institute of Turkish Studies, Stockholm University
Moderator: Ülkü Holago, free lance journalist