My thoughts on the Belgian court ruling that the book Tintin in…
My thoughts on the Belgian court ruling that the book Tintin in the Congo does not incite racial hatred. I suppose I am one of the few people who have actually read Tintin in the Congo. I flipped...
View ArticleCBLDF » Tunisian Man Loses Free Expression Appeal for Mohammad cartoons
CBLDF » Tunisian Man Loses Free Expression Appeal for Mohammad cartoons: On March 28, Jabeur Mejri, a Tunisian man convicted of upsetting public order and morals, was sentenced to seven years in jail...
View ArticleHow Comics were affected by the Arab Spring
Comic artists and cartoonists in Arab nations and much of the Middle East have been cultivating a new era of cultural, social, and political importance of the media. These artists have been defiant,...
View ArticleThe rich tradition of satire and cartooning in India
The rich tradition of satire and cartooning in India: Mr. Hasan, the director-general of the National Archives of India, is the country’s leading authority on colonial-era cartoons. Earlier this year,...
View ArticleTonight in NYC: CBLDF and NCAC celebrate Banned Books Week!
penamerican: image on CC license by Darren Johnson NCAC Teams with CBLDF For 50 Shades of Banned: A Celebration of Erotic Literature 9/25/2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Acacia O’Connor (212)...
View ArticleCharles Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal…
Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, speaks at NY Comicon about censorship in comics and their effort to defend someone arrested for crossing the border with...
View Articlepenamerican: Gene Luen Yang and Jeff Smith Live on…
penamerican: Gene Luen Yang and Jeff Smith Live on Mashable/Google+ Hangout Tune in TODAY at 5:30 EST for a live Hangout On Air with acclaimed graphic novelists Gene Luen Yang and Jeff Smith as part...
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