Thursday 11 April 2013

British Library
April 2013
What's On
What's in this issue:
Propaganda: Power and Persuasion, book now
 
Noam Chomsky in conversation with Jonathan Freedland 
Sir Michael Parkinson presents Billy Liar 
 
Sisterhood
and After


  
Events coming soon at the Library and around town
 
PROPAGANDA: POWER and PERSUASION
17 May - 17 September 2013
£9 / various concessions
Propaganda: Power and Persuasion is the first exhibition to explore international state propaganda from the 20th and 21st centuries. From the eye-opening to the mind-boggling, from the beautiful to the surprising, posters, films, cartoons, sounds and texts reveal myriad ways that states try to influence and persuade their citizens.
Book ahead now and be the first to experience this new exhibition.
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NOAM CHOMSKY in
conversation with
JONATHAN FREEDLAND
Ahead of the opening of the Propaganda exhibition,celebrated philosopher, cognitive scientist and political activist Noam Chomsky discussed the roles of the state and the mass media with journalist JonathanFreedland at a sold-out event at the Library on 19 March.
If you missed this opportunity to hear Chomsky, or want to listen again, the webcast is now available
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SIR MICHAEL PARKINSON presents BILLY LIAR
26 Apr 2013, 18.00 - 20.00
£7.50 / £5 concessions
SISTERHOOD and AFTER:
An Oral History of the Women’s Liberation Movement  
The British Library presents an exclusiveLondon screening of the digitally restored DVD to celebrate the 50th anniversary ofKeith Waterhouse’s screen adaptation ofBilly Liar. Waterhouse’s friend, Sir Michael Parkinson, introduces one of the most universally acclaimed films of the 60s starring Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie.
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Explore the oral history of the UK’s Women’s Liberation Movement online and discover the continuities and changes that have marked women’s struggles for equality and expression over time – and ask your own questions about feminist histories and futures.

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Events Coming SoonAround Town
From Acadie to Arab Spring: Reflections on America's Place in the World, with Lyse Doucet
13 May, 19.00 - 20.00 
Conference Centre
Free / booking essential
Lyse Doucet, the BBC Presenter and Chief International Correspondent, gives the 18th Annual Douglas W Bryant Lecture.  Born in the Acadian heartland of eastern Canada, she has been reporting from around the world for the past 30 years.  

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TREASURES of the ROYAL COURTS:
Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars
Until 14 July
Victoria & Albert Museum, SW7

Experience the story of diplomacy between the English Monarchy and the Russian Tsars through more than 150 spectacular objects, from royal portraits and jewellery to armour and heraldry.

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