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• The television: an electronic babysitter for the incarcerated?

  https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/television

  Read the article "The television: an electronic babysitter for the incarcerated?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.

• On the Politics of Mixed-Media Representation: Argentine Artist Graciela Sacco's UK Legacy

  https://le.ac.uk/arts/research/graciela-sacco

  An overview, list of publications, and links to further resources for Dr Clara Garavelli's British Academy/Leverhulme Trust-funded project exploring the international legacy of Argentine artist Graciela Sacco

• Towards ethical testimonies of sexual violence during conflict

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/towards-ethical-testimonies-of-sexual-violence-during-conflict/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 These resources have been developed by Professor Nayanika Mookherjee (Anthropology, Durham University) in collaboration with Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB) based on her publications.

• International Day of Older Persons celebrated October 1st

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/international-day-of-older-persons-celebrated-october-1st/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 See the official website   which also links to related UN resolutions and reports. On this occasion, HelpAge produced the Global Agewatch index.

• Glossary of UN terms

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/glossary-of-un-terms/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 For those who find the abbreviations used by the UN and its agencies difficult to understand  t ry the latest free app which covers common acronyms and a glossary of terms.

• International day of people with disabilities

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/12/07/international-day-of-people-with-disabilities/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 7, 2020 3rd December is the International day of people with disabilities. The official UN page has reports, strategies and resolutions .

• 24% of students from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds have experience racial harassment in UK universitie

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/25/24-of-students-from-ethnic-minority-backgrounds-have-experience-racial-harassment-in-uk-universities/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2019 Shocking new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission has these findings. Get the methodology and facts by downloading the report.

• US Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange: 1956-2005

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/10/26/treasury-reporting-rates-of-exchange-1956-2005/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2012 Free digitized US Treasury Library materials: the Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange, 1956-2005, which list the exchange rates of foreign currencies based on the dollar, are now...

• Media use of Images

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/13/media-use-of-images/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2015 BagNews provides useful discussion between photojournalists and researchers on the framing of particular events using photographs.

• Attenborough Arts Centre Presents: Arcadia for All? Rethinking Landscape Painting Now

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/exhibition

  Attenborough Art Centre’s latest exhibition challenges expectations of landscape painting and invites visitors to ‘think outside the box’.