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Humour and satire as the canary down the mine shaft of government

Rhetoric lecture


Laughter may not be the most obviously fearsome weapon in the hands of government or citizens, but it is one which political leaders seem to dislike to a surprising degree. Why are public figures so sensitive to satire, and are there public figures who are not?


Speaker(s):

Professor Rodney Barker | talks | www

 

Date and Time:

5 December 2006 at 6:00 pm

Duration:

1 hour

 

Venue:

Gresham College
Barnard's Inn Hall
Holborn
London
EC1N 2HH
+44 20 78 31 05 75
http://www.gresham.ac.uk

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