Hot Docs 2013: Censorship and Dissent
PEN Canada explores a series of films dealing with censorship and dissent at the 2013 Hot Docs festival.
Author: Samir Siddiqui
Opening Night of the Toronto Spur Festival is Now Online
Video recap and liveblog of PEN Canada’s “Future of the Book” event with Paul Holdengräber and Hugh McGuire at Spur Festival Toronto.
PEN Canada liveblog: “Vested Interests in Politics”
PEN Canada’s liveblog from our “Vested Interests in Politics” event with Hendrik Hertzberg and Chrystia Freeland at Spur Festival Toronto.
Forbidden Reading
Mark Johnston, director of documentary “Forbidden Reading,” speaks with PEN Canada about the project and some of the contemporary censorship issues addressed in the film.
Deep Freeze
PEN Canada discusses libel chill with the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee researcher Franklin Carter..
PEN Canada Presents: “Beyond Book Burning”
PEN Canada brings you liveblog updates from our Freedom to Read Week event, Beyond Book Burning.
Beyond Book Burning: A Q&A with Mark Medley
Mark Medley shared his thoughts with PEN Canada about the move towards self-publishing online, the disappearance of the midlist, and the takeover of traditional publishing houses by media conglomerates.
Larry Siems on the Torture Report
Speaking about his recent book, The Torture Report, Siems gave an enlightening talk about what he uncovered from examining thousands of documents related to the U.S. torture program under the Bush administration.
Shedding Light on the Dark Side
Ahead of our event with him next week, PEN Canada spoke with Siems about the book, his thoughts on the current administration’s approach to the torture, and what he made of the reaction to Zero Dark Thirty.