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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2002|2002]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe | ====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Language|Language | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Language|Language]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Performance Art|Performance Art | ====Medium: [[:Category:Performance Art|Performance Art]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Sonja van Kerkhoff | '''Artist:''' Sonja van Kerkhoff (b. 1960) | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Oxford City Council, and artist collaborator. | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Oxford City Council, and artist collaborator. | ||
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'''The Incident:''' Sonja submitted the proposal for the fourth scene to May Wylie, the twinning officer for the City Council of Oxford. The Council ruled Sonja was not allowed to use the title "Colonizing Oxford,” no publicity was allowed for this piece, and all the reading material had to be submitted to the council for approval. Furthermore, a debater was not allowed to participate by decree of the council. The council's explanation for their censorship was that the political nature of the work would cause race riots. They elaborated stating such work would threaten the non-political nature of artistic exchange between cities that was the council's purpose in allowing Sonja, a Dutch woman, to perform her work at Oxford. The city council after reviewing the pieces to be read aloud, strongly dissented against and prohibited readers from orating in their native tongue. The chief Counselor when confronted with her acts of censorship by the press responded | '''The Incident:''' Sonja submitted the proposal for the fourth scene to May Wylie, the twinning officer for the City Council of Oxford. The Council ruled Sonja was not allowed to use the title "Colonizing Oxford,” no publicity was allowed for this piece, and all the reading material had to be submitted to the council for approval. Furthermore, a debater was not allowed to participate by decree of the council. The council's explanation for their censorship was that the political nature of the work would cause race riots. They elaborated stating such work would threaten the non-political nature of artistic exchange between cities that was the council's purpose in allowing Sonja, a Dutch woman, to perform her work at Oxford. The city council after reviewing the pieces to be read aloud, strongly dissented against and prohibited readers from orating in their native tongue. The chief Counselor, when confronted with her acts of censorship by the press, responded: "We were concerned for her [Sonja's] safety and we thought that this event might cause a breach of race relations. It would be like an Oxford artist going over to Holland and giving talks on how the Dutch were colonial. It has nothing to do with modern-day life." Sonja memorialized the mutilation of her work by the council, through entitling the last segment of her work "Olonizing Oxford," removing the C. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Sonja went to the press regarding the incident. A great social uproar ensued. The city council denied censoring the work and claimed the abridgement was for reasons of traffic safety. After the fervor subsided, however and an article appeared in the Oxford Mail, Sonja received the following email from Councilor Craig Simmons. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' Sonja went to the press regarding the incident. A great social uproar ensued. The city council denied censoring the work and claimed the abridgement was for reasons of traffic safety. After the fervor subsided, however and an article appeared in the Oxford Mail, Sonja received the following email from Councilor Craig Simmons. <P> | ||
"Myself and Oxford's other Green Party Councilors were saddened to hear of your treatment during your recent visit to our city. <P> | "Myself and Oxford's other Green Party Councilors were saddened to hear of your treatment during your recent visit to our city. <P> | ||
We DID NOT agree with the Council's decision to ban your work. If you wish to return and perform again in Oxford we are happy to support you." <P> | We DID NOT agree with the Council's decision to ban your work. If you wish to return and perform again in Oxford we are happy to support you." <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Index for Free Expression, and Sonja's website. | '''Source:''' Index for Free Expression, and Sonja's website. | ||
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