Controversial Art and Freedom of Expression

0575833 - FLÚ 2024 RIV eng U - Conference, Workshop Arrangement
Matheson, B. - Koblížek, Tomáš
Controversial Art and Freedom of Expression.
[Manchester, 11.07.2023-13.07.2023, (W-WRD 10/9)]
Institutional support: RVO:67985955
Keywords : controversial art * censorship * freedom of expression * art and ethics
OECD category: Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancept/mancept-workshops/mancept-workshops-2023/list-of-panels-a-z-2023/controversial-art-and-freedom-of-expression/

This was an international workshop held at the University of Manchester as part of a prestigious event called MANCEPT workshops. The organisation of the workshop was preceded by a review of the topic by an expert panel. The workshop was dedicated to the following questions: Under what conditions can the controversial creation of artworks be a reason to restrict the artist’s freedom of expression? Under what conditions is it possible to respect the artist’s interest in expressing themselves regardless of the controversial way in which the work was created? If we have to balance between the freedom of speech and the counter-arguments concerning the way a work was created, what approach to freedom of speech is best suited to make an appropriate choice between the two? An autonomy-based, truth-based, or democracy-based approach? Can the questions about freedom of speech and the controversial ways of creating art be addressed in similar ways as in the case of works that are controversial because of their content? Or are they different issues? When the context of creation is problematic, can a specific form of counter-speech be used as a measure, or is this tool reserved only for polemics against content? What important controversies can be raised by limiting freedom of speech for works that we remove because of the problematic way they were created? And what important controversies can be caused if we do not intervene? Is it also appropriate to consider legislative adjustments in this type of cases?
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0345963