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Religious History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2232
Module code: HS2232 Why have states been so concerned with the control and regulation of religion? How has religious persecution been justified? How has the secular state been theorised, and what happens in practice? This module considers Religious History as a way of...
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Genetics and early British population history
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/genetics-and-early-british-population-history
Academic advisors: Professor Simon James, Professor Mark Jobling, Dr Turi King Research Associate: Dr Jon Wetton Published studies of the genetic diversity of the peoples of Britain have so far focused on uniparentally-inherited markers.
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History of Judaism in Leicester to be explored at event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/history-of-judaism-in-leicester-to-be-explored-at-event
The history of Judaism in Leicester will be explored at a free public event on Thursday 6 October.
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So that they may have life: a film
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/so-that-they-may-have-life
Watch our Centenary celebration video, 'So that they may have life', and learn about Dr Astley Clarke's involvement in the founding of the University
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Literature, Art and the Sublime
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3154
Module code: EN3154 In this module you will consider how writers, artists and philosophers respond to the concept of the sublime.
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Historic reception brings together people connected by a bloody history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/historic-reception-brings-together-people-connected-by-a-bloody-history
Over 500 years after a brutal and bloody battle put to death Richard III, England’s last warrior king, and changed the destiny of the country, descendants from the warring factions are to come together for the first time in Leicester.
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Dancing With Strangers: Body and Otherness in the Experience of Citizenship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/performingcitizenship/2015/12/15/dancing-with-strangers-body-and-otherness-in-the-experience-of-citizenship-by-rita-marcalo/
Posted by Maria Rovisco in Performing Citizenship on December 15, 2015 This post is authored by Rita Marcalo, dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of Instant Dissidence , as a response to the Workshop ‘Arts and Citizenship’ held at the Department of Media and...
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Writing About Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ha7302
Module code: HA7302 Writing About Film is a workshop-based module with an employability focus, that will allow you to explore the ways that film is written about for different audiences.
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Cartooning: A Delicate Art Form that Needs to be Preserved
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2021/12/28/cartooning-delicate-art-form-needs-preserved/
Political cartoonist Michel Kichka (Israel) is interviewed by Shout Out UK Young Writer William Speakman.
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Teaching British Histories of Race, Migration and Empire: a resource for teachers and learners
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/08/11/teaching-british-histories-of-race-migration-and-empire-a-resource-for-teachers-and-learners/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 11, 2020 Institute of Historical Research and Runnymede Trust have launched a new crowdsourced guide listing of resources suitable for diversifying and making more...