{"id":585,"date":"2024-03-04T11:19:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/?page_id=585"},"modified":"2024-04-03T10:44:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T10:44:38","slug":"controversial-subject-disclaimer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/controversial-subject-disclaimer\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Subject Disclaimer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.artland.com\/10-controversial-artworks-changed-art-history\/\">Art can be provocative<\/a><\/strong>. Historically speaking, many works of art recognized as culturally significant have precipitated controversy \u2014 and they may still do so today, as illustrated by the surprising uproar in early 2023 over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-65087218\">Michelangelo\u2019s <em>David<\/em> sculpture in Florida<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/controversial-subject-disclaimer\/michelangelos_david_-_right_view_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Michelangelos_David_-_right_view_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"699,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michelangelos_David_-_right_view_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Michelangelos_David_-_right_view_2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Michelangelos_David_-_right_view_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Michelangelos_David_-_right_view_2.jpg 699w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Michelangelos_David_-_right_view_2-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Michelangelos_David_-_right_view_2-300x439.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fine art, or pornography?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Art can sometimes present challenges to individual beliefs in ways that some persons may perceive as offensive, prurient, or objectionable.&nbsp;In <strong>newMediaWiki<\/strong>, we will interact with art that may include language or imagery exploring controversial points of view regarding intrinsically sensitive topics: sexuality, race, politics, philosophy, or religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presentation of such material, whether in this wiki or linked to externally, is necessary to foster a fuller understanding of the sometimes disruptive or subversive function art often performs in society. In the spirit of the free exchange of ideas that is core to the educational mission, it is not the proper role of an instructor or an institution to censor, ban, or otherwise limit access to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cultural_heritage\">culturally significant material<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, it is important to understand the presence of controversial or provocative material does&nbsp;<strong>not reflect or imply an<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>endorsement<\/strong>&nbsp;of such work by the administrators of this wiki, authors contributing to it, or any instructor or institution that uses it as a teaching tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art can be provocative. Historically speaking, many works of art recognized as culturally significant have precipitated controversy \u2014 and they may still do so today, as illustrated by the surprising uproar in early 2023 over Michelangelo\u2019s David sculpture in Florida! 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