Ways of Censorship and Freedom to Create and Publish

Censorship is a way of exerting power, and in Portugal, this type of control officially ended with the Carnation Revolution in 1974. How did newspapers stop sending proofs for review by the censors of the Pre-Examination Commission on April 25th? This is the starting point for a conversation with João Luís Lisboa about disobedience and censorship, the different forms of censorship during the dictatorship (with pre-publication censorship for newspapers and theater, and censorship after the publication of books), the strategies of publishers, journalists, actors, and directors to avoid censorship, the inevitable self-censorship among creators, the freedom to write exclusively in underground press, and indirect forms of censorship in the 21st century.

João Luís Lisboa is an Postdoctoral Researcher at CHAM, specializing in cultural issues in modern Portugal, particularly the relationship between forms and meanings in 18th-century communication. He also focuses on issues of knowledge and methodology in the History and Theory of Ideas. He is currently the director of this research center..

The series "50 Years of April 25th" is a partnership between CHAM - Center for Humanities (NOVA FCSH—UAc), the Museum of Aljube – Resistance and Freedom, and the Commemorative Commission of the 50th anniversary of April 25th.

The interview is conducted by Teresa Lacerda.

Coordenation

Isabel Araújo Branco (CHAM)

Organization

CHAM / NOVA FCSH

Support

Museu do Aljube – Resistência e Liberdade

Comissão Comemorativa dos 50 anos do 25 de Abril.

Serie «50 Years of April 25th»