{"id":8675,"date":"2018-05-16T11:44:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T10:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/secl-news-events\/?p=8675"},"modified":"2018-05-25T17:53:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T16:53:51","slug":"blasphemy-and-freedom-of-expression-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/secl-news-events\/2018\/05\/16\/blasphemy-and-freedom-of-expression-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Religious Studies<\/a> is hosting the Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression Workshop and Festival, a two-day event running over the weekend of 2-3 June, open to all.<\/p>\n

The line-up includes, panels, interviews and comedy – a screening of the\u00a0Stewart Lee<\/a>\u00a0show 90s Comedian<\/em> on Saturday, and a ‘Stand-Up Blasphemy’ session on Sunday.\u00a0The programme includes:<\/p>\n

2 June 2018<\/h3>\n

Performing Blasphemy
\n<\/strong>A panel session chaired by award-winning director Shakila Mann, and including Christa\u00a0Harris\u00a0(director of the documentary Inside Pussy Riot<\/em>) and feminist activist Inna Shevchenk, as well as academics from Kent: https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/thrs\/events\/index.html?eid=31969<\/a><\/p>\n

Blasphemy, Colonialism and the Politics of ‘World Religions’
\n<\/strong>A panel session chaired by Yasmin Rehman from the (End Violence Against Women Coalition and the Centre for Secular Space, including writer and journalist Gita Sahgal, as well an international panel academics including Professor Richard King<\/a> from the Department of Religious Studies:
\nhttps:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/thrs\/events\/index.html?eid=31970<\/a><\/p>\n

Sticks and Stones: Why Words Still Hurt
\n<\/strong>A talk from Maureen Freely from the University of Warwick:
\nhttps:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/thrs\/events\/index.html?eid=31971<\/a><\/p>\n

Film screening: Stuart Lee\u2019s 90s Comedian
\n<\/em><\/strong>A performance by Stewart Lee will be shown in the Gulbenkian cinema. To book, please visit this link:\u00a0https:\/\/thegulbenkian.co.uk\/event\/stewart-lee-90s-comedian\/<\/a><\/p>\n

3 June 2018<\/h3>\n

Law, Blasphemy and Censorship
\n<\/strong>A panel session chaired by Professor Maria Drakopoulou<\/a> (Kent Law School), featuring Shakila Mann and lawyer and activist Clara Connolly, as well as a range of academics from UK universities:
\nhttps:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/thrs\/events\/index.html?eid=31973<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaking Out on Sexual Violence Within Sikh Communities: An Interview with Gupreet Kaur Bhatti
\n<\/strong>Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti is a British Sikh writer who writes for stage, screen and radio. Her play\u00a0Behzti\u00a0<\/em>[Dishonour<\/em>] was controversially cancelled by the Birmingham Rep after violent protests. Her most recent play is Elephant<\/em>. She will be interviewed by Sukhwant Dhaliwal:
\nhttps:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/thrs\/events\/index.html?eid=31982<\/a><\/p>\n

Blasphemy and Comedy
\n<\/strong>A session chaired by Dr Shaun May<\/a> (School of Arts) with the four comedians who will be performing the following\u00a0session: Daphna Baram; Giacinto Palmieri; Ravi Holy; and Sameena Zehra:
\nhttps:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/secl\/thrs\/events\/index.html?eid=31984<\/a><\/p>\n

Stand-Up Blasphemy
\n<\/strong>And finally, to round off the festival, a comedy session in the Gulbenkian with the four comedians from the above session. Fee required: to book, please see:
\nhttps:\/\/thegulbenkian.co.uk\/event\/stand-up-blasphemy\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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