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  • Date and time: Friday 19 June 2020, 10pm to 11.59pm
  • Location: Online event
  • Audience: Open to alumni, staff, students, the public
  • Admission: Free admission

Event details

3-minute thesis

From empty praise to dangerous flattery, how might adulation affect those in power? Robert Smith from the Department of History touches on how praise is used both historically and today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-BXpJJ7ogU