On September 17th Venezuelan cartoonist Rayma Suprani was fired from her position at El Universal due to a critical cartoon. This 2012 interview with Suprani explores Venezuela’s relationship with cartoonists.
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En esta conversación con Harry Almela, el poeta venezolano habla sobre sus últimas publicaciones, La Patria Forajida y Silva a las Desventuras en la Zona Sórdida, y su carrera como promotor cultural.
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Pittsburgh-based poet Bonita Lee Penn discusses of her poetry, describes her inspirations, explains her vision of Pittsburgh’s writing community, and provides some advice for young writers.
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In this interview, writer and journalist Maria Elena Lavaud talks to us about the state of freedom of expression in Venezuela. The author several books, Lavaud is also the host of the TV talk show En Privado for Globovisión.
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In this interview, renowned photographer Luis Brito talks about the risks and difficulties of taking pictures during Chávez times. Brito’s work has been banned from state museums and galleries.
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The controversial film Shakespeare Must Die, directed by Ing K, follows the movements of a theater group staging a production of Macbeth and includes footage taken from a May 19, 2010 military crackdown on anti-government protests.
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This past week Venezuelan political cartoonist Rayma Suprani became the target of criticism and threats from state-run media and pro-Chávez supporters for a cartoon published on March 14, in which she highlights Venezuela’s poverty crisis. Here’s a selection of reactions from media outlets and social media users
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