

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Censoring A Nation: from free speech to sedition and obscenity
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A panel on censorship by the state, featuring Yawen Li, Fatima Naveed and Deepshikha Behera, chaired by Katherine Inglis.About this EventA panel featuring Yawen Li, Fatima Naveed and Deepshikha Behera, chaired by Katherine Inglis. Using case studies from China, India and Pakistan, the event addresses contemporary censorship by the state: how can art be used to oppose oppression and disenfranchisement? How do religious ideology and the vestiges of colonial governance continue to shape cultural-civic discourse? In an era of increasing geopolitical tension and rising authoritarianism, what means are being used to forge collective resistance?This event is part of the Making A Nation series for 2025-26: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/making-nation-series-2026This is a free event, which means we overbook to allow for no-shows and to avoid empty seats. While we generally do not have to turn people away, this does mean we cannot guarantee everyone a place. Admission is on a first come, first served basis.Accessibility:This event will take place at IASH, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW. Please see a map here: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/locationThe Seminar Room is on the first floor, and unfortunately IASH does not have a lift. If you have mobility issues and would like to discuss access, please contact iash@ed.ac.uk as soon as possible.The event will also be streamed online via Teams Webinar. To attend virtually, please click here.Image in the public domain: 'Alexander Woollcott Rescuing the Playwright From the Awful Shears of the Censor' by Ralph Barton,1922, from Nonsenseorship.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/censoring-a-nation-from-free-speech-to-sedition-and-obscenity/100001981584518638
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, virtual, webinar
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Edinburgh
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
- **lat**: 55.942138
- **long**: -3.186234
- **full address**: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (https://allevents.in/org/institute-for-advanced-studies-in-the-humanities/26768576)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, virtual, webinar
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Censoring A Nation: from free speech to sedition and obscenity ?
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