The Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center in Temple will present “The Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities,” an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities during March and April.
The exhibit addresses the difficult topic of censorship. Censorship has been practiced for nearly as long as there have been materials to censor. The Bonfire of Liberties gives an overview of censorship in its various guises over time. It examines the struggle between those who want to censor difficult, controversial and revolutionary material from sensitive viewers and those who want to protect the freedoms of all people to read, view and think for themselves.
The exhibit includes information on Venus of Dolní Vstonice, one of the oldest known ceramic articles in the world. The Venus was found near Brno, Moravia and is dated to approximately 30,000 BC.
On March 28, a live, interactive online presentation on censorship will be given by Kiril Avramov, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Avramov’s work includes nonwestern political warfare, Soviet and Russian propaganda, Soviet and Russian influence and psychological operations, “weaponization of information” and cognitive hacking, as well as elite and mass cognitive resilience. The live event will begin at 3 p.m. on the museum’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
For information call 254-899-2935.
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