"I wanted to read or hear the narrative of someone else – a woman and a poet – who has gone here and been there." (Eavan Boland 1944-2020) 🚫 #VAWG
Wherein the definition of art and who gets the imprimatur? I find myself at a loss regarding how the problem of blasphemy is being discussed in Cork. There has been no art-historical analysis of queer art, there has been little media reference to the issue of the 2006-2009 Defamation Bill, and discussion on one political site […]
Continue reading "Affixing the Imprimatur, queer art and blasphemy in Cork."27 April 2011 : from The Irish PEN website ” PEN International strongly supports the repeal of Ireland’s Defamation Act of 2009 and an amendment to the Irish Constitution‘s requirement that blasphemy be prohibited under Irish law. PEN is an organization whose members pledge to promote good understanding and mutual respect between nations and to […]
Continue reading "PEN International Endorses Irish PEN Centre’s Campaign Against Ireland’s Blasphemy Laws"I am linking here to the Irish PEN statement on Ireland’s need for a Constitutional Referendum on Blasphemy. Readers of this blog know that there is a link to the International PEN Statement on Defamation of Religions on the Site, and some links to the 2006-2009 Defamation Bill. I am adding here two links from […]
Continue reading "Irish PEN , Urgent Need for Constitutional Referendum on Blasphemy In Ireland"The 2006-2009 Defamation Bill : The first anniversary of the Blasphemy Criminalisation in Ireland occurs January 1st 2011. The 2006-2009 Defamation Bill in Ireland is rather unique, it was railroaded through the Dáil in summer of 2009 through a system called the guillotine vote, together with a majority vote by the two Government parties, Fianna […]
Continue reading "Anniversary of Ireland’s blasphemy criminalisation, Incentivisation."The Old King, a Criminalisation for Blasphemy remains on the Irish Statute. The image of the Old King is by french expressionist/fauvist painter Georges Rouault who was accused by the predecessors of this Irish Government of both blasphemy and incompetence. His paintings, mainly of religious themes, were refused exhibition in Dublin. A spirited defence of Rouault was undertaken […]
Continue reading "The Old King; a criminalisation for blasphemy remains on the Irish statute."
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