Silencing Creativity – Self-Censorship in the Arts. With Sverre Pedersen

What happens when artists censor themselves? How do social norms, financial constraints and political tensions influence artistic freedom? And what does it mean for artistic freedom when invisible barriers inhibit creative development?

This episode features Sverre Pedersen, the managing director of Freemuse, an independent non-governmental organization advocating for freedom of artistic expression and cultural diversity globally. As a documentary filmmaker and long-time activist for human rights, Pedersen brings unique insights into how self-censorship shapes the creative process, what pressure mechanisms are behind it and what institutions can do to protect artistic freedom.

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