Cartoon censorship controversies have been a hot topic for years now, from the assassinations of Charlie Hebdo in Paris to the financial pressures on “Charlie Chan Hock Chye” in Singapore – each encompassing a wide range of motives and methods.
While it's one of the most basic forms of art and journalism, it's no secret that political cartooning is capable of provoking disproportionately strong reactions – for better or worse. Cartoonists have been known to be killed, jailed and tortured, and not to mention increasingly being wrapped in a culture of self-censorship.
Join a Facebook Live Conversation tonight with professor and author Cherian George and cartoonist Sonny Liew (best known for The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye) who will be discussing the difficult issues surrounding cartoon censorship. The two creatives are currently collaborating on Red Lines, a graphic non-fiction book about the political censorship of cartoons around the world. Cherian and Sonny will explore these complexities and contributions in a 45-minute conversation with T. Sasitharan, a renowned theatre educator and the co-founder and director of Intercultural Theatre Institute.
The live discussion will be followed by a Q&A and hosted live on The Substation's Facebook page as part of the institution's ongoing web series Isolation (which features content created by local artists with the hopes to stand by the community through the arts in this difficult time).