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Propaganda: Power and Persuasion

LATE at the Library: The Party Rules

Alastair Campbell in Conversation

Picturing Propaganda: A Study Day

Film Screening: Eisenstein's Strike

PROPAGANDA: POWER and PERSUASION17 May – 17 September 2013£9 / various concessions This month sees the opening of Propaganda: Power and Persuasion, 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 the myriad ways that states try to influence and persuade their citizens.  Book now and be the first to visit this new exhibition. More

LATE at the Library: The Party Rules Featuring DJs Alexis, Al and Felix (Hot Chip) and Public Service Broadcasting live. 7 June 2013 19.30 – 22.30 £12.50 DJs Alexis, Al and Felix (Hot Chip) provide the soundtrack to this extraordinary propaganda party at the British Library. The night features band of the moment Public Service Broadcasting, who mix archive information films with guitar, drums and electronica to create a thrilling sound backed by spell-binding visuals. Plus unmissable entertainment conceived by performance artist Christopher Green and his party police. More

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL in CONVERSATION PANEL DISCUSSIONS Politics, the People and the Press 17 May 2013, 18.30 – 20.00 Conference Centre, British Library £7.50 / £5 concessions Alastair Campbell is a writer and strategist best known for his role as former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s director of communications. In this wide-ranging conversation with Steve Richards of The Independent, he discusses the complexities of political communication and compares his days at the heart of policy-making to the changed world where social media increasingly dominates. More State Propaganda behind the Iron Curtain 20 May 2013, 18.30 – 20.30 Conference Centre, British Library £7.50 / £5 concessions Leading historians of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc explore the remarkable world of propaganda in the communist era. More Propaganda and Politics in the Modern Age 24 May 2013, 18.30 – 20.00 Conference Centre, British Library £7.50 / £5 concessions Experts discuss the relationship between propaganda, government and politics. Chaired by The New Statesman. More

                                                                                                                                                

PICTURING PROPAGANDA:  A Study Day FILM SCREENING: Eisenstein’s STRIKE 1 June 2013, 10.00  – 16.30 Conference Centre, British Library £25 / £15 concessions (includes free Exhibition entry) Effective propaganda relies as much on images as it does on words. This study day will explore the role of visual communication in influencing ideas and changing behaviour. Academics and curators will discuss the history of visual propaganda, using fascinating (and sometimes funny) examples from the British Library and British Film Institute collections. This event is aimed at students, researchers and anyone with an interest in 20th century history, design, film or communication studies.  In collaboration with the BFI More 14 June 2013, 18.30 – 20.00 Conference Centre, British Library £7.50 / £5 concessions Sergei Eisenstein’s Strike (USSR 1925), the story of a protest by factory workers in the Tsarist Russia of 1912 and its violent suppression, is considered a masterpiece of cinema as propaganda. This special screening includes an introduction by Ian Christie, Professor of Film and Media History, Birkbeck College, and live music from the Cabinet of Living Cinema. In collaboration with the BFI More

                                                                                                                                                                                      

	DIGITAL THEATRE SCREENING				Around Town
	A Doll's House 3 June 2013, 18.15 – 21.30 Conference Centre, British Library £7.50 / £5 concessions Join us for a screening of the Young Vic's production of Ibsen's masterpiece, A Doll's House, adapted by Simon Stephens and starring Hattie Morahan and Dominic Rowan. In partnership with Digital Theatre More				The Bride and the Bachelors Final weeks until 9 June 2013 The Barbican Admission charge The Barbican celebrates Marcel Duchamp with a major exhibition focusing on his relationship to four great modern masters – composer, John Cage, choreographer, Merce Cunningham, and visual artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. More