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Freedman’s Bureau Search Portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/21/freedmans-bureau-search-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2022 Created by Smithsonian and The National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Leicester postgraduate students bring the story of WW1 African soldiers to light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-postgraduate-students-bring-the-story-of-ww1-african-soldiers-to-light
Two postgraduate students from our University have been heavily involved with a community research and exhibition project that explores the legacy of African soldiers in the First World War.
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Joe Ortons celebrated play Loot to be explored 50 years after premiere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/joe-orton2019s-celebrated-play-loot-to-be-explored-50-years-after-premiere
A two-day celebration of Joe Orton's Loot organised by a University of Leicester academic marks 50 years since the London premiere of his ‘comedy of horrors’.
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Studying Media and Communication
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ms1002
Module code: MS1002 (double module) Studying Media and Communication is a complementary module to Introduction to Media and Communication which you will have undertaken in Semester 1 – this module now invites you to think about how we apply some of the key concepts in media...
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Studying Media and Communication
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ms1002
Module code: MS1002 (double module) Studying Media and Communication is a complementary module to Introduction to Media and Communication which you will have undertaken in Semester 1 – this module now invites you to think about how we apply some of the key concepts in media...
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Decolonising Filmic Experience workshops webinars archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/12/13/decolonising-filmic-experience-workshops-webinars-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2024 These took place at University of Hertfordshire in Summer 2024 and are described by the organisers as intended to be part of a continuing dialogue around the coloniality of filmic...
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Glimpses of the young David Attenborough in the University Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/09/glimpses-of-the-young-david-attenborough-in-the-university-archives/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2016 It’s well known that David and Richard Attenborough, along with their brother John, spent part of their early lives living on the campus of what was then University College, Leicester.
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Audiovisual Heritage at the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/10/21/audiovisual-heritage-at-the-university-of-leicester/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on October 21, 2019 Sunday 27th October 2019 is UNESCO’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. To join in the celebrations, this blog post looks at some of the Audiovisual Heritage work done at the University of Leicester.
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Jewish Britain on Film
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/20/jewish-britain-on-film/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2017 A fabulous free archival film collection launched on the BFI player combines documentaries of Jewish life and culture with early film depictions of Jewish characters.
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The Social Welfare History Image Portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/30/the-social-welfare-history-image-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 30, 2017 This great site provides free access to a wealth of images drawn from the collections of VCU Libraries, Union Presbyterian Seminary Library, Beth Ahabah Museum & Archives,...