Colin Knowlton Seymour-Ure (11 November 1938 – 18 November 2017) was professor of government at the

University of Kent at Canterbury A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

. He was a specialist in the history of

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and

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and was one of the founders of the

British Cartoon Archive The British Cartoon Archive (BCA) is a department of the University of Kent, at Canterbury in Kent, England, and holds the national collection of political and social-comment cartoons from British newspapers and magazines. Created in 1973, the ...

Selected publications

* ''David Low'' * ''The Political Impact Of Mass Media'' * ''Prime Ministers and the Media: Issues of Power and Control'' * ''The British Press and Broadcasting Since 1945'' * ''The American President: Power and Communication''

References

1938 births 2017 deaths Academics of the University of Kent People from Barnes, London People educated at Tonbridge School Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Carleton University alumni Alumni of Nuffield College, Oxford {{UK-academic-bio-stub