Dear Colleagues,

This is a gentle reminder that the next Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR) and Magna Carta Institute (MCI) Comedy, Populism and Politics event takes place on Wednesday 28th March 2018:
 
Comedy, Populism and Brexit
Wednesday 28th March 2018, 4.00pm-6.00pm 
The Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St Georges Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, UK (http://www.museumofcomedy.com/)
 
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 UK Women in Comedy Festival)

Simon Weaver (Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, Brunel University London)

Chaired by Sharon Lockyer (Director, Centre for Comedy Studies Research and Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Communications, Brunel University London)

Please email Simon Weaver ([log in to unmask]) to reserve your free place.

We are also pleased to announce that we have one £50.00 travel grant available for a low-income researcher or PhD student attending this event. Please email Simon Weaver ([log in to unmask]) by Wednesday 21st March 2018 if you wish to apply. To apply please send a short paragraph (max 250 words) explaining why you wish to attend Comedy, Populism and Brexit.

Everyone very welcome. 

Look forward to seeing you there.
 
Best wishes, 
 
Sharon


Dr Sharon Lockyer
Director, Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR)

Senior Lecturer in Sociology & Communications

T +44(0)1895 267373 | E [log in to unmask]

Twitter: @Comedy_Studies 

Brunel University London

Social Sciences and Communications
Dept of Social and Political Sciences

Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, United Kingdom
T +44(0)1895 274000
www.brunel.ac.uk




 
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