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Print Shop Window: An Exhibition of Visual Satire explores the power of cartoons to stimulate political debate, comment on public behaviour and influence political and social change.
Drawing on a lively selection of satirical prints and material from the University of Aberdeen’s Special Collections, this exhibition features examples of caricatures by the artists William Hogarth, James Gillray and George Cruikshank.
The exhibition is accompanied by an engaging series of talks that expand on the themes of the exhibition. Dr Michael Brown will deliver an engaging talk on Thursday 3 October 2013, between 6pm and 7pm, at the Sir Duncan Rice Library at the University of Aberdeen.
Dr Michael Brown is Senior Lecturer with the Department of History, and acting Director of the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies. His work primarily concerns the Irish and Scottish Enlightenments, especially the interaction of morality, politics and faith within a burgeoning civil society.
Dr Brown has edited collections on religious, legal and literary history. He is interested in current and historical debates concerning the place and value of the Humanities in the University and wider society
- Speaker
- Dr Michael Brown
- Hosted by
- Special Collections Centre
- Venue
- Lower Ground Floor Seminar Room, The Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, Bedford Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3AA
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