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Subject: CILIP in London meeting 8 September
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Comedy as Freedom of Expression
Date: Tuesday 8 September 2009
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, London EC1
Map: http://digbig.com/3pmf
Speaker: Paul Sturges, University of Loughborough
Paul has long been fascinated by the implications of freedom of
expression
for libraries - in particular censorship issues related to the stocking
of
potentially inflammatory material such as The Satanic Verses, Brick Lane
or
the infamous Danish cartoons.
He will base his talk on an innovative study aimed at developing an
understanding of information provision from how content and practice are
used in comedy. For his research Paul has observed and interviewed
stand-up
comedians to discover how they handle controversial information.
Paul Sturges has published widely on areas such as intellectual freedom,
privacy and library management, with a strong emphasis on the developing
world and Africa in particular. He is Professor Emeritus, University of
Loughborough University's Dept of Information Science and Professor
Extraordinary, University of Pretoria.
Warning: the talk will contain jokes - some of them very bad.
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP
Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements.
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