Radio Times Archive
Radio Times Archive Free access to all pre war editions from 1936-1938. These are fascinating for social historians as they include all the original TV listings. The site also has a history of the publication. From the week commencing Nov 13th 1936 some highlights of coverage are: Inn Signs Through The Ages; London Characters – GYPSY PETULENGRO Interviewed by […]
Social Media and Sexism
This week a report published by Demos discussed the extent of misogyny on Twitter. You can read the full text on the website. Some interesting key findings include: of over 100,000 Tweets mentioning ‘rape’ between 26th December 2013 and 9th February 2014, more than 1 in 10 appeared to be threatening in nature. A high proportion […]
The Public Voice of Women
The Public Voice of Women Read the transcript or listen to the podcast of the London Review of Books lecture by academic Mary Beard delivered in March 2014. It considers the suppression of women’s voices in western cultural history. For a consideration of women’s voices in journalism and the media look at the Expert Women campaign from Broadcast. The […]
ICT Activity in Europe
Mapping the European ICT Poles of Excellence: The Atlas of ICT Activity in Europe This new report from the European Commission comprises an empirical ranking of ICT development in EU economies. It uses a detailed set of criteria called the EIPE Composite Indicator (EIPE CI), which are explained in the report. Topics considered by them include […]
LGBT in the military
LGBT Military Index The first ever global ranking of countries by inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) service members in the armed forces has just been developed by the The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS). The methodology includes 19 factors and is explained in full on the website. Topics include inclusion, persecution, […]
Violence against women
Violence against Women in the UK According to a recent survey conducted by the European Union’s Agency for Fundamental Rights which was published this week, the UK is ranked in fifth place – below Finland, Sweden, Netherlands and France – for the highest number of women reporting physical and/or sexual violence by a male since they […]
Find health and social care statistics
Sources of Social Statistics: Health Services and Public Health Where can you find the latest data on a range of UK social welfare and topics? This useful briefing paper Standard Note: SN/SG/3843 prepared by Carl Baker of the House of Commons Library gives you all the facts you need to get started. It lists key topics […]
Voluntary Sector UK
Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector annual report Established by the Baring Foundation to provide assessments of the independence of voluntary civil society organisations in the UK, the Panel’s fourth annual report can now be downloaded. For further research on civil society try: Third Sector Knowledge Portal from the Third Sector Research Centre at […]
Couples and the Internet
What role do mobile phones and social media play in modern relationships? Latest data from the Pew Internet and American Life project taken from a survey of couples in the USA: http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/11/couples-the-internet-and-social-media/ According to the report 25% of married or partnered adults who text have texted their partner when they were both at home together!
South Asian Digital Archive
http://www.saadigitalarchive.org/ An independent non-profit site which seeks to document the experiences of Asian Americans. This is defined broadly as the diaspora from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The online archive has at the moment over 1,600 items. These include photographs, oral histories, documents and examples of popular culture such as advertising. […]
Recent Comments