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18182 results for: ‘Department of The History of Art and Film’

• History of Media and Communications at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/media/about/history

  Media and Communication at the University of Leicester has its origins in the Centre for Mass Communication Research which was established at Leicester in 1966. Find out more about our history.

• What is history for?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/04/10/what-is-history-for-thinking-about-forced-migration-and-its-aftermath/

  University of Leicester staff blogs convicts penal colonies slavery migration

• Art under attack 2016

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/17/art-under-attack-2016/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 17, 2017 Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom in 2016 .  The annual report b y Freemuse based on 78 countries recorded 1,028 attacks on artists and violations of their rights in 2016.

• New research on the Caribbeans largest concentration of indigenous preColumbian rock art

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/artists-before-columbus-new-research-on-the-caribbean2019s-largest-concentration-of-indigenous-pre-columbian-rock-art

  New research by academics from our university and the British Museum working with colleagues from the British Geological Survey and Cambridge University outlines the science behind the largest concentration of indigenous pre-Columbian rock art in the Caribbean.

• Breaking down the barriers of art

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/breaking-down-the-barriers-of-art

  Starting on the 21 May 2018, In Another Place is a ground-breaking region-wide collaboration of ten venues - including the Attenborough Arts Centre - with one collective aim: showcasing stunning pieces of art to new audiences.

• Art and sociology help to reveal lives of British South Asian Women

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/art-and-sociology-help-to-reveal-lives-of-british-south-asian-women

  Leicester sociologists will collaborate with a local artist to bring new insights to their research into the experiences of migrant communities in the UK.

• TfL Corporate Archives on Google Arts and Culture

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/tfl-corporate-archives-on-google-arts-and-culture/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 A site with solid historical content. Find time lines and details about each tube line, maps, design and even the lost property of London Underground.

• DWL celebrates LGBT+ History Month

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/10/dwl-celebrates-lgbt-history-month/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2023 The University Library is displaying 6 flags during LGBT+ History Month.

• National Archives: Sexuality and gender identity history

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/national-archives-sexuality-and-gender-identity-history/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 A guide on research on gender and sexuality in the UK National Archives. Emphasis is on their holdings of government, legal and police records.

• Conference to examine the complex history of immigration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/conference-to-examine-immigrations-complex-history

  Immigration, its causes and its consequences, may be a contentious topic in the 21st century, but it is by no means a new phenomenon.