‘Blistering Barnacles and Castrates’

16 Apr. →
16 May'21

Censorship and Comics

It is not only journalists who are sometimes hindered or threatened when trying to do their job. Cartoonists and comic artists have also always been on the front line when it comes to exercising free speech. The author and comics expert Jan Smet recently published Duizend bommen en castraten on the subject. With poignant examples this book looks at how over the years censors have come down hard on the comic strip. Lucky Luke was no longer allowed to smoke, the Marsupilami was accused of putting bad ideas into children’s heads – to give just a couple of examples. The educational exhibition takes you on a visual journey through a century of these tensions. The cartoonists and graphic narrators on one hand, and the publishers, editors, religious leaders and politicians on the other. ​​​​​​​

Practical information

Location

BOZARLAB

Rue Ravensteinstraat, 23 1000 Brussels

Rates

Standaard

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+65

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-30 WEB

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-6

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MUSEUMPASSMUSEES***

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Prof/Leraar***

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IM/VT***

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ICOM***

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THALYS CLUB(+)***

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PRESS***

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BrusselsCard***

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Support

In the framework of

  • Difference Day 2021