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] 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

 

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