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• University of Leicester academic involved with new Bible Museum from inception

  Date: 6 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-leicester-academic-involved-with-new-bible-museum-from-inception

  One month before it opens to the public, Museum of the Bible—the 430,000-square-foot museum being dedicated Nov. 17 three blocks from the U.S.

• 16th Annual American Studies Lecture will bring a taste of Broadway to Leicester

  Date: 3 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/16th-annual-american-studies-lecture-will-bring-a-taste-of-new-york-broadway-to-leicester

  The Centre for American Studies annual lecture will be delivered this year by Professor Annette Saddik- Professor of English and Theatre at New...

• Search for Asian Radio Recordings and Memories in Leicester

  Date: 26 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/search-for-asian-radio-recordings-and-memories-in-leicester

  In the late 1970s and the 1980s two thirds of the Asian population in Leicester listened to the Six O’clock Show on BBC Radio Leicester.

• Literary Leicester festival celebrates tenth year with diverse new programme of events throughout the city

  Date: 21 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/literary-leicester-celebrates-tenth-year-with-diverse-new-programme-of-events-throughout-the-city

  Literary Leicester- our free international literature festival celebrating the written and spoken word- is taking place this week.

• Expert opinions cover Cassini minority governments the euro and baby names

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-cassini-minority-governments-and-the-euro

  With Parliament back and Theresa May’s government trying to pass controversial legislation, Emmeline Ledgerwood, oral history project volunteer...

• Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written...

• Alec Baldwin learned from Joe Orton for awardwinning performance

  Date: 18 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-playwright-joe-orton-lives-on-in-hollywood

  The influence of Joe Orton can be seen in an Emmy-winning performance, according to a recent interview by an academic expert of the Leicester...

• Historian in TV series

  Date: 15 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/historian-in-tv-series

  Dr Michael Lynch (pictured), Honorary Fellow in our School History, Politics & International Relations, has been involved in a number of TV series...

• Leicester professor interviewed for upcoming Canaletto exhibition at the Queens Gallery

  Date: 14 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-professor-interviewed-for-upcoming-canaletto-exhibition-at-the-queen2019s-gallery

  Venetian born artist Canaletto is most famous for his iconic cityscapes of 18th Century Venice and London and counted King George III among his...

• New online resource for local historians

  Date: 13 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/new-online-resource-for-local-historians

  A new website makes available all the PhD theses completed by students at the Centre for English Local History.