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© Photo: Bert Bostelmann/Museum für Kommunikation Nürnberg

Potz! Blitz! From the curse of the pharaoh to hate speech

22.02.2024 - 12.01.2025 ,
Museum für Kommunikation Nürnberg (Museum for Communication Nuremberg)

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We all do it: swear and curse. There have been swear words for as long as there has been language, and in every culture in the world. The exhibition "Potz! Blitz! From the Pharaoh's Curse to Hate Speech" explores this linguistic phenomenon in an entertaining way. Curator Dr Rolf-Bernhard Essig traces an arc from juicy curses in cuneiform script to international insults with animal names to internet trolls and hate speech.

Last edited on 13.01.2025

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