Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2024
An online exhibition from Senate House Library which marks the 40th anniversary of the 1984 “Operation Tiger” customs raids on Gay’s the Word bookshop on charges of importing indecent and obscene literature. The site lists the books taken and has original photographs plus background detail on the historic context of section 28 and the censorship of LGBT writings […]
Posted in Criminology, Education, English, History, Law, Sociology | Tagged Censorship, Discrimination, LGBT, Literature, Section 28, United Kingdom
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 30, 2022
Discrimination in the workplace – shocking report from Fawcett society reveals appalling experiences of female BAME workers in workplace. 75% mention suffering racial discrimination in some form.
Posted in Sociology, Work and Employment | Tagged Discrimination, Labour Market, United Kingdom, Women |
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2015
Two recent reports have raised disturbing questions Exploring ethnic inequalities in admission to Russell Group universities. Boliver, V. (2015) (available free via Durham University- forthcoming in the Journal Sociology) considers why ethnic minority students are less likely to be admitted to Russell Group universities than white students. Also this week HEFCE released a report which […]
Posted in Education, Management, Sociology, Work and Employment | Tagged Discrimination, Education, Gender, Race |
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015
Despite government support for equality and recent legal reforms. discrimination continues In 2014, the Home Office recorded 4,622 hate crimes concerning sexual orientation in England and Wales and 555 concerning transgender. Galop has also found high levels in London Stonewall continues to reveal examples of discrimination. Its 2014 report from teachers found that despite recent […]
Posted in Criminology, Sociology | Tagged Bullying, Crime, Criminology, Discrimination, Gay equality, Sociology, United Kingdom |
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