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Abolitionists: Antislavery Activism in Britain and America, 1787-1865
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3810
Module code: HS3810 Between the American Revolution of the 1770s and 1780s and the American Civil War of the 1860s, the English-speaking world was agitated by a popular antislavery movement without precedent or parallel.
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Contemporary Literature from 1945 to Now
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en2340
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Abolitionists: Antislavery Activism in Britain and America, 1787-1865
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs3810
Module code: HS3810 Between the American Revolution of the 1770s and 1780s and the American Civil War of the 1860s, the English-speaking world was agitated by a popular antislavery movement without precedent or parallel.
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Contemporary Literature from 1945 to Now
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en2340
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Ideals of Womanhood in Nineteenth-Century America 1
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3709
Module code: HS3709 Intended Learning Outcomes On completion of this module, successful students will be able to: Identify and explain nineteenth-century ideals of womanhood Discuss the role of class and race in influencing conformity to these ideals Critically...
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Ideals of Womanhood in Nineteenth-Century America 2
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3710
Module code: HS3710 Intended Learning Outcomes On completion of this module, successful students will be able to: Identify and explain nineteenth-century ideals of womanhood Discuss the role of class and race in influencing conformity to these ideals Critically...
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Church, State and Belief in Soviet Russia, 1941-1991
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3751
Module code: HS3751/3752 Module Outline In February 2012, a feminist punk group, wearing brightly coloured outfits complete with balaclavas, protested against the collaboration between the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church and President Vladimir Putin by performing on...
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University to mark founding legacy as living memorial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/living-memorial
A major figure in the foundation of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College – which would later go on to become the University of Leicester – was local man Dr Astley Clarke. During the war, Astley was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
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Hotly anticipated Varsity competition returns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hotly-anticipated-varsity-competition-returns
The annual Varsity contest, in which University of Leicester students pit themselves against rivals De Montfort University in a range of different sports, officially begins today (11 March).
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Academic co-curates special exhibition on Joe Orton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/academic-co-curates-special-exhibition-on-joe-orton
The National Justice Museum has launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign to celebrate the work of Leicester playwright, Joe Orton.