Author Event: In conversation with Alice Loxton

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Join historian, presenter and author Alice Loxton as she talks about her bestselling book Uproar! with Dr Martin Farr, Newcastle University.

Curtis Auditorium

In association with Blackwell's Chaired by Dr Martin Farr, co-chair INSIGHTS Public Lectures We are delighted to be welcoming multi-talented historian, presenter and author, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Uproar-by-Alice-Loxton/9781785789540" title="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Uproar-by-Alice-Loxton/9781785789540" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alice Loxton</a> to discuss her vivid, pacey and endlessly engaging, new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalised it - Uproar! Scandal, Satire and Printmakers in Georgian London. London, 1772: a young artist called Thomas Rowlandson is making his way through the grimy backstreets of the capital, on his way to begin his studies at the Royal Academy Schools. Within a few years, James Gillray and Isaac Cruikshank would join him in Piccadilly, turning satire into an artform, taking on the British establishment, and forever changing the way we view power.Set against a backdrop of royal madness, political intrigue, the birth of modern celebrity, French revolution, American independence and the Napoleonic Wars, UPROAR! follows the satirists as they lampoon those in power, from the Prince Regent to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Their prints and illustrations deconstruct the political and social landscape with surreal and razor-sharp wit, as the three men vie with each other to create the most iconic images of the day.Alice Loxton's writing fizzes with energy on every page, and never fails to convince us that Gillray and his gang profoundly altered British humour, setting the stage for everything from Gilbert and Sullivan to Private Eye and Spitting Image today. This is a book that will cause readers to reappraise everything they think they know about genteel Georgian London, and see it for what it was - a time of UPROAR!Copies of Alice's book will be available to buy on the night and a signing will follow the event._________________________________________________Ticket Information<ul><li>Click 'Register' above and add your name and contact details to the short form.</li><li>This event will be held in person in the <a href="https://roomfinder.ncl.ac.uk/building.php?exid=BLDCE36A8B1-FF36-40C8-A683-B6286C7A73D0" title="https://roomfinder.ncl.ac.uk/building.php?exid=BLDCE36A8B1-FF36-40C8-A683-B6286C7A73D0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building</a> at Newcastle University (NE1 7RU).</li><li>We operate a paperless ticketing system, so you do not need to print your tickets.</li><li>To avoid crowding, audience members are asked to arrive for events no earlier than 15 minutes before the advertised start time.</li><li>For more information about what to expect when attending a lecture visit: <a href="https://www.ncl.ac.uk/events/public-lectures/attending-a-lecture" title="https://www.ncl.ac.uk/events/public-lectures/attending-a-lecture" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.ncl.ac.uk/events/public-lectures/attending-a-lecture</a></li></ul>Venue Details and Accessibility<ul><li>The Herschel Building is located a 3-minute walk from Haymarket Metro Station and Bus Station, and is easily accessible by Public Transport.</li><li>The Curtis Auditorium is a tiered lecture theatre and has 8 designated spaces for wheelchair users, with flat-level access. 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