The Deep State v. The Dictator: America's Battle of Nightmares

Date: Tuesday 12th November 2024

Location: Nottingham Contemporary

This public lecture is the second annual event organised by the Centre for Media, Politics and Communication Research which is based at the University of Nottingham.

We are delighted to welcome you back to the iconic Nottingham Contemporary building in the heart of the city.

The speaker is the distinguished and experienced BBC Radio 4 producer, Phil Tinline.

In this fascinating and topical talk perfectly timed for the American presidential elections, he will draw on ideas from his current Radio 4 series, “How Would We Know If Democracy Had Died?”* and his 2022 book, “The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares”.

It will explore the polarised nature of American politics and how mutual fears of each side were stoked and sustained by the news media in various guises. The talk will also discuss the implications of this in terms of American democracy – and our own here in the UK. .

The doors will open at 5.30 for a 6pm start. The talk will be around 45 minutes followed by Q&A.

Please join us afterwards for a drinks reception.

Phil is very happy to sign copies of his book if you have one to bring along.

*"How Would We Know If Democracy Had Died", starts on BBC Radio 4 on Mon 14 Oct at 11am - and runs for three weeks.

Speaker information:

Phil Tinline is a freelance writer and documentary-maker. He is the author of The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares, which was chosen as the Times Politics Book of the Year 2022. He has written for publications including The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Prospect, BBC History Magazine and The New Statesman. Over the course of twenty years working for BBC Radio, he made and presented many acclaimed documentaries about how political history shapes our lives; his most recent Radio 4 series, How Would We Know If Democracy Had Died?, broadcast in October 2024. His next book, Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax That Duped America and Its Sinister Legacy, will be published in March 2025.

Travel information:

The Nottingham Contemporary is near to the train station and the Lace Market tram stop as well as major bus routes.

The Lace Market and Broadmarsh car parks are also close by.

More details here: https://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/visit/getting-here/

You can find more details about CMPCR on our website here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/cmpcr/index.aspx

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, United Kingdom