28 Mar 2018, 16:00 - 18:00
The Museum of Comedy
03/28/2018 04:00 PM
03/28/2018 06:00 PM
Europe/London
Comedy, Populism and Brexit
Comedy, Populism and Brexit event
The Museum of Comedy
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The next
Centre for Comedy Studies Research and
Magna Carta Institute (MCI) Comedy, Populism and Politics event takes place on Wednesday 28th March 2018 at , The Undercroft, St Georges Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, UK.
Taking place on the eve of the 1st anniversary that Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 in 2017, this panel seminar will examine the roles of comedians and comic discourses in shaping responses to the decision to leave the European Union; the potential of satire to fuel, reinforce or critique the populist appeal of Brexit; the impact of comedy about Brexit on political inclusion/exclusion; the impact of comedy about Brexit on political dis/engagement; the use of comedy by politicians to communicate their positions on Brexit; and much more.
Panellists include:
Neil Archer (Lecturer in Film Studies, Keele University)
Ayesha Hazarika MBE (Political commentator, columnist, stand-up comedian and former Special Adviser for the Labour Party)
Ellie Tomsett (PhD candidate and Associate Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, co-founder of the comedy and gender research network, Mixed Bill, and researcher in residence at the 成人直播app Women in Comedy Festival)
Simon Weaver (Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, 成人直播app)
Chaired by
Sharon Lockyer (Director, Centre for Comedy Studies Research and Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Communications, 成人直播app)
Please email
Simon Weaver to reserve your free place.
Everyone very welcome.