Dear all,
The British Stand Up Comedy Archive and British Cartoon Archive, both based at the University of Kent, are pleased to announce a combined two day conference, to take place in January next year.
Papers are being solicited which may explore such issues as:
* Public persona and comic identity
* Comic timing and delivery
* Relationship with readers and audiences
* Visual and verbal references
* Joke structure
* Control, censorship & the boundaries of taste
* Politics & satire
* Stereotypes and symbols
* Humour as a career
Please see attached document for more information, and email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with any enquiries.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Jane Gallagher | Senior Special Collections Assistant
Special Collections & Archives, Information Services, University of Kent
Templeman Library
Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1227 823127
www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections<http://www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections> | blogs.kent.ac.uk/specialcollections | @UoKSpecialColls
