{"id":3186,"date":"2018-06-01T10:20:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T09:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2018-06-01T10:20:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T09:20:01","slug":"kent-comedy-festival-includes-panel-on-law-blasphemy-and-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/kent-comedy-festival-includes-panel-on-law-blasphemy-and-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent comedy festival includes panel on law, blasphemy and censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A two-day festival at Kent exploring freedom of expression through comedy and film includes a panel on law, blasphemy and censorship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thegulbenkian.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/blasphemy-programme-sunday.pdf\">The panel<\/a>, chaired by Kent Law School Reader Professor Maria Drakopoulou will begin at 10am on Sunday 3 June 2018 in Grimond Lecture Theatre 3. It is free to attend and open to all.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thegulbenkian.co.uk\/event\/stand-up-blasphemy\/\">festival<\/a>, which begins on Saturday 2 June, is co-sponsored by the University of Copenhagen and Feminist Dissent.<\/p>\n<p>Events taking place during the festival in the Gulbenkian Theatre include a free screening of comedian Stewart Lee\u2019s film <em>90s Comedian <\/em>on Saturday evening and an evening of comedy on Sunday, entitled <em>Stand-Up Blasphemy<\/em>, compered by Dr Olly Double from the University\u2019s School of Arts, with tickets starting from \u00a35.<\/p>\n<p>Other contributors include a range of directors, artists and activists, and academics\u00a0from\u00a0the University\u2019s School of European Culture and Languages, the School of Art and the School of English.<\/p>\n<p>International academics are also taking part including Christa Harris, the director of Inside Pussy Riot (Les Enfants Terribles); Inna Shevchenko (FEMEN); Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (whose play Behzti was cancelled on its opening night in Birmingham due to violent protests); and film directors including Shakila Maan and Gita Sahgal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/files\/2018\/06\/blasphemy-programme-sunday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3187\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/files\/2018\/06\/blasphemy-programme-sunday-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/files\/2018\/06\/blasphemy-programme-sunday-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/files\/2018\/06\/blasphemy-programme-sunday-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/files\/2018\/06\/blasphemy-programme-sunday-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/files\/2018\/06\/blasphemy-programme-sunday-1920x2745.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/kent-comedy-festival-includes-panel-on-law-blasphemy-and-censorship\/&amp;t=Kent comedy festival includes panel on law, blasphemy and censorship' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Kent comedy festival includes panel on law, blasphemy and censorship%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/kent-comedy-festival-includes-panel-on-law-blasphemy-and-censorship\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/kent-comedy-festival-includes-panel-on-law-blasphemy-and-censorship\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/kent-comedy-festival-includes-panel-on-law-blasphemy-and-censorship\/&amp;title=Kent comedy festival includes panel on law, blasphemy and censorship' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/kent-comedy-festival-includes-panel-on-law-blasphemy-and-censorship\/&amp;title=Kent comedy festival includes panel on law, blasphemy and censorship' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A two-day festival at Kent exploring freedom of expression through comedy and film includes a panel on law, blasphemy and censorship. 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