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• 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

• Sabrina Tirvengadum explores their Mauritian heritage in new exhibition at Attenborough Arts Centre

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/sabrina-tirvengadum

  Tirvengadum delves into her connection to the Marrier d’Unienville family, wealthy plantation owners in Mauritius.

• Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-hosts-film-highlighting-plight-of-children-in-the-calais-jungle

  Calais Children: a Case to Answer, a film which highlights the plight of almost 2,000 lone children who were in the Calais ‘Jungle’ when it was burnt down at the end of 2016, will be screened in the Attenborough Film Theatre at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 May...

• Thinking sociologically about the history of convicts and penal colonies

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/02/25/thinking-sociologically-about-the-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on February 25, 2016 In the early 1990s I had the privilege of studying with David Garland, then teaching and researching in Edinburgh University’s Law School.

• School of History, Politics and International Relations

  https://le.ac.uk/hypir

  The School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester houses the subject areas of History, Politics and International Relations and American Studies and is also home to world-leading research clusters and centres.

• Modern and Contemporary History BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/contemporary-history-ba/2026

  At Leicester you’ll explore modern and contemporary history, and learn about the political factors that shape historical events.

• Art and science seen in a new light at evening lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/art-and-science-seen-in-a-new-light-at-evening-lecture

  A former artist in residence is returning to the campus this week to present a talk ‘The Library of Light’ as part of a lecture series celebrating the International Year of Light 2015.

• Celebrating LGBT History month

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/celebrating-lgbt-history-month/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 February is LGBT History month http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/ Take a look at the Gay t-Shirt archive!   Wearing Gay History a digital archive of American LGBT t-shirts.

• Chicago History Museum online collection

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/07/26/chicago-history-museum-online-collection/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2012 http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.

• Black History Month

  https://le.ac.uk/black-history-month

  Celebrating Black History Month with events, stories, and art that honour Black heritage.