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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Theatre and Performance Studies
<b>Research Seminar Series at the University of Warwick</b>. The series brings together scholars, artists, and practitioners to share and discuss new work across a wide range of themes in theatre and performance research.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">Our upcoming seminar will feature
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b>Yana Meerzon and Mikhail Kaluzhsky</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">, who will share insights from their recent research,
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b>Performing Censorship: The Russian Case.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">TPS Research Seminar, Tuesday</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><u> 9 December 2025, 4 pm (LONDON,
UK TIME)</u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">, Online Teams Meeting </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 9.6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b>Performing Censorship: The Russian Case</b></span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 9.6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b>Seminar delivered by Yana Meerzon and Mikhail Kaluzhsky</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">The 1993 Russian Constitution guarantees freedom of expression and prohibits censorship, but in practice censorship has long functioned as a tool of state control. Historically,
it has been a central mechanism of state power, dating back to the Tsarist era and continuing through the Soviet period. In the post-Soviet years, censorship took new shape under Boris Yeltsin, particularly during his second term (1996–1999), which marked
the rise of conservative ideologies. Since Vladimir Putin’s ascent to power in 2000, the Russian government has enacted numerous laws and constitutional amendments regulating cultural production. These laws target language use, blasphemy, depictions of historical
events, and representations of sexuality and gender identity. Their impact has been especially pronounced in the performing arts, where they are enforced not only through legislation but also through grassroots actions, such as protests by nationalist and
religious groups, public disruptions, and personal denunciations.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, censorship in Russia has become even more repressive, with harsh penalties for dissent, including fines, imprisonment, and exile.
The book, <i>Performing Censorship: The Russian Case</i>, traces the evolution of state censorship under Putin and illustrates how his regime has fostered a culture of intimidation, conformity, and violence, perpetuating Russia’s long history of control over
artistic expression. In this talk, Yana and Mikhail will outline the book’s major arguments and present several case studies that exemplify these practices.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"><b>To register for the seminar, please email:</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(11, 97, 202);">aishwarya.walvekar@warwick.ac.uk</span></p>
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