Popular Culture on Trial: European Human Rights as Agents of Cultural Change or Preservation? KU Leuven
Cultural traditions (such as Zwarte Piet, Epiphany) and elements of popular culture ( Tintin, the Smurfs, public advertising) are growingly contested on account of the discriminatory stereotypes (in terms of racism, sexism, ...) they may spread and possibly confirm. The research will critically assess how complaints about these traditions and cultural elements are dealt with in various European States, both in courts and in the societal ...