Polari: the lost and found gay language

  • Start Date: February 17, 2016 at 6:30 pm
  • End Date: February 17, 2016 at 8:00 pm
  • Event Link: http://profpaulbaker.eventbrite.co.uk
  • Location: A30 Lecture Theatre, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, University Park
  • Ticket Price: 0.00

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Professor Paul Baker, Lancaster University, joins us to discuss the history of Polari – a ‘form of theatrical slang incorporating Italianate words, rhyming slang, and Romany, used especially by homosexuals’ (Oxford Dictionaries).

Free, all welcome. Register online.

Part of our LGBT History Month 2016 celebrations. For a full gallery of events, visit our LGBT History Month blog.

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