Andrew Dunn
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‘Global Insights: Humanitarian Research and Innovation Landscape 2024 An extensive report from ELRHA (Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance), based on interviews with those working in the industry, presents ‘new evidence which points to the need and opportunity for a strategic move away from a pervasive overreliance on European and North American institutions, towards […]
Digital Art History Directory
Digital Art History Directory.Recently launched by the Art Libraries Society of North America, a free resource which aims to provide a single platform to examples of digital art history websites as well as case studies on their organisation and implementation. It has a directory of open images and open data websites.
Urban Heritage Atlas
The UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas has just been launched. The Atlas currently features 10 World Heritage cities It provides interactive maps, histories of the construction , architectural features and cultural historical importance of each of the cities.
Womens history month map
There are new entries on the Women’s history month map for Bolivia, India and USA. https://padlet.com/h_dawson/our-wonderful-world-of-inspiring-women-9ihepb01tusm2mo3
Secrets of the Museum
The BBC recently repeated the 2021 series of Secrets of the Museum, a behind-the-scenes look at the work of the conservators and curators at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. You can watch all 6 episode on this Box of Broadcasts playlist. There is also a playlist of the 2022 series.
People Behind the Headlines: Humanitarian Society
The UoL Humanitarian Society has won 2 awards for its monthly newsletter, People Behind the Headlines. The society’s aims are “to make a difference in the world by promoting human welfare, educating others about global issues, and supporting disadvantaged students at the University of Leicester” and their newsletter includes opinion pieces, photojournalism and interviews with […]
The Children’s Art Gallery
The Children’s Art Gallery in Lagos, Nigeria, displays and sells art by children from low-income families. Other galleries have recently opened in Ghana and Zimbabwe. Read also a recent Guardian article about the gallery.
Women’s history month: Europeana online exhibitions
Europeana online exhibitions and blogs covering women’s history themes. The essays feature images of material items from Europe’s national libraries. They include national collections and biographies of individuals such as Josephine Baker, Charlotte Bronte, Miriam Makeba and Queen Elizabeth II.
Ill Effects
A bi-weekly research-informed series on media “influences” hosted by academics Ben Litherland and Richard McCulloch. Each episode focuses on a specific media case study (often a controversial film, video game, artist, TV show, celebrity, toy, etc.) and examines the claims that have been made about its alleged “effects” on audiences/consumers. The first one includes barbie dolls […]
Photography of the Ukraine war (contains disturbing images)
Capturing Struggle: Ukraine Through American and Ukrainian LensesFrom University of Berkeley, an exhibition documenting the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. It features powerful and often disturbing images captured by American and Ukrainian photojournalists. There are also maps and recommendations of further reading from the Library collections
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