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Clare Anderson, Professor of History and Director of the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies, has won the Social History Society Book Prize 2024 and the Australian Historical Association’s biennial Kay Daniels Award 2024, for her book Convicts: A Global History. You can access the book via the library.
Yoto Carnegie Medals
The winners of the 2024 Yoto Carnegies have been announced. See who won: https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/ The Yoto Carnegies are prizes awarded to children’s books, one for writing and one for illustration. The main medals are awarded by a panel of children’s and youth’s librarians, but the Shadowers’ Award is judged by children. The judges and the […]
AI intersections database
AI intersections database maps intersections between social justice and human rights, documented AI impacts and their manifestations in society. Each section has a brief summary of the resource, contact email and link to the website. Topics covered include human rights, gender justice, environmental justice and racial justice.
Central, Eastern European & Diasporic Feminisms Bibliography
Interactive CEED Feminisms Bibliography Edited by The CEED Feminisms Working Group, this bibliography aims to highlight work from the region to dispel myth. It includes links to articles on a range of countries and thematic topics.
Matteotti documents
A collection relating to the aftermath of the murder of Italian socialist MP Giacomo Matteotti in Rome on 10 June 1924 https://lse-atom.arkivum.net/uklse-dl1lw01006 They include newspapers, committee papers and documents from figures such as Sylvia Pankhurst campaigning against fascism in Italy. Court documents will be added soon.
Lost boys and fairies
Heart-wrenching drama about a gay couple trying to adopt a child in present-day Wales. See all 3 episodes on this BoB playlist. Contains strong language, drug taking and scenes of a sexual nature.
LGBTi Inclusion Index
The LGBTI Inclusion Index 2024 report Created by UNDP to serve as a global benchmark and guide for countries to assess their progress towards achieving full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people according to 51 indicators across five strategic areas. This report assesses the pilot implementation.
AI and news media
What does the public in 6 countries think of AI usage in the news? Reuters Institute for Journalism has surveyed awareness and use of generative AI by members of the public in six countries (Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, and the US) and asked how they think it might be used by journalists. While […]
Live crime tracker, USA
From the University of Chicago’s Center on Public Safety and Justice the Live Crime Tracker offers in-depth information on crime, violence and victimization in cities across the United States. It includes data from 50 large cities and covers daily crime updates and crime maps plus yearly statistics and crime profiles for each of the cities. Methods […]
APO Digital Inclusion collection
The APO (Analysis and Policy Observatory) Digital Inclusion Collection is currently funded by the Australian Digital Inclusion Index team within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S). It provides access to reports and data examining projects to promote digital inclusion in Australian society by age, gender and ethnicity as well as mappings of […]
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