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About
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/about/
This is the blog of the Social Sciences Librarians at the University of Leicester. Your librarians are Andrew Dunn (Learning and Teaching) and William Farrell (Research). We hope to provide you with interesting and useful information on this blog.
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Hub for African Thought
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/07/18/hub-for-african-thought/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 18, 2024 Created at the London School of Economics, the hub aims to showcase African academic authors, offering profiles, reading lists and reviews.
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The Diversifying and Decolonising Economics (D-Econ) Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/09/06/the-diversifying-and-decolonising-economics-d-econ-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 6, 2024 An online resource showcasing research of scholars from under-represented backgrounds taking non-mainstream approaches to economics.
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People of 1381
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/14/people-of-1381/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2025 An academic source (led by Professor Adrian Bell from Henley Business School at the University of Reading) providing commentary on the Peasants’ Revolt.
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Picturing Lincoln
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/08/16/picturing-lincoln/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2024 The Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has digitised more than 1,000 images of the American president. They cover his home life, his time in office and his assassination.
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Womens history month map
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/26/womens-history-month-map/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 26, 2024 There are new entries on the Women’s history month map for Bolivia, India and USA. https://padlet.
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Booker Prize winner 2024
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/14/booker-prize-winner-2024/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 14, 2024 Congratulations to Samantha Harvey on winning the Booker Prize with Orbital. Find it in the library Reading Lounge (Ground floor) at 823.92 HAR.
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LGBTQ Video Game Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/07/13/lgbtq-video-game-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2021 LGBTQ Video Game Archive: https://lgbtqgamearchive.com/ Catalogue of LGBTQ video games since the 1980s. Of relevance to creative computing.
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Benjamin Zephaniah
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/12/07/benjamin-zephaniah/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 7, 2023 Sadly, Benjamin Zephaniah has passed away at the age of 65. We have many of his books in the library collection.
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Google and Facebook and tracking.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/04/27/google-and-facebook-and-tracking/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2020 A useful article with links to GPS data sources: How Facebook and Google Track Public’s Movement in Effort to Fight COVID-19 Posted in Media and Communication | Tagged Crisis...