Polari: the lost and found gay language

 
Location
A30 Lecture Theatre, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, University Park
Date(s)
17/02/2016
Registration URL
http://profpaulbaker.eventbrite.co.uk
Description

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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.