Of Participatory Censorship in Malaysia
about 8 months ago (09/04/2023)
Of Participatory Censorship in Malaysia | ArtsEquator Skip to content Zikri Rahman examines the evolving nature of censorship in Malaysia through the lens of participatory censorship, with illustrations by Low Pey Sien. While documenting hundreds of different cases of arts and cultural censorship in Malaysia occurring between 2010 – 2020 for an ArtsEquator project, two cases stood out to me as worthy of being highlighted when it comes to tracing the dynamics of censorship in the country. First, a telefilm produced by a Malaysian state-based broadcast company which was passed by the censorship board, yet drew public ire.