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Charlie Hebdo attacks: first anniversary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/charlie-hebdo-attacks-first-anniversary/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 Twitter coverage of the anniversary The University of Oxford has translated and made free on the Internet a book on tolerance. With extracts from key French philosophers and writers.
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US presidential elections (again)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/04/us-presidential-elections-again/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2016 To celebrate (!) the forthcoming elections here are some favourite historic digital collections.
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Young people are less likely to own their own home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/16/young-people-are-less-likely-to-own-their-own-home/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 16, 2018 According to the latest analysis from IFS: ‘In 1995–96, 65% of those aged 25–34 with incomes in the middle 20% for their age owned their own home.
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Should sexist adverts be banned?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/16/should-sexist-adverts-be-banned/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2019 This week the first prosecutions were made against adverts considered sexist by the new ASA code on gender stereotyping.
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International Relations MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-relations-ma/2026
The post-Cold War promise of a new ‘World Order’ was a defining historical moment. But how have international relations actually progressed in the years since? In this degree, you’ll explore this idea in extensive and illuminating detail.
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Cider in Unexpected Places? Rural Chile and the Cider Pressing – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/08/24/cider-in-unexpected-places-rural-chile-and-the-cider-pressing/
Deborah Toner discusses the social and cultural importance of cider making in rural Southern Chile in South America, summarising the work of Anton Daughters that appears in recent book Alcohol in Latin America: A Social and Cultural History, edited by Gretchen Pierce and...
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Barbara Cooke: Page 4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/author/bc144/page/4/
Research Associate for the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project.
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The Plight of the Mandatory Volunteer Worker
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/06/03/the-plight-of-the-mandatory-volunteer-worker/
Posted by Vanessa Beck in School of Business Blog on June 3, 2015 Lecturer in Employment Studies at the School, Vanessa Beck , considers the economic implications of the legal expectations placed on the contemporary unemployed The social security and support infrastructure...
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University of Leicester Discovering Excellence Staff Awards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/ult/2016/11/01/the-discovering-excellence-awards-finalists/
On Thursday 10 November we have an exciting first for the University; the inaugural Discovering Excellence Staff Awards.
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Audiovisual Heritage at the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/10/21/audiovisual-heritage-at-the-university-of-leicester/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on October 21, 2019 Sunday 27th October 2019 is UNESCO’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. To join in the celebrations, this blog post looks at some of the Audiovisual Heritage work done at the University of Leicester.