UoL Historian wins double book prize
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.
Racism and misogyny across public services
Public Harms: Racism and Misogyny across Public Services A report from The Fawcett Society and The Black Equity organization highlights the racism against and the invisibility of black women in policing, mental health and education systems in the UK. It makes recommendations for future action
A history of general elections
A history of General Elections online exhibition based on LSE Library archives. It has images of artefacts and blog postings on the history of parliamentary elections from 1838 onwards. It highlights the founding of the Conservative and Labour parties, women’s suffrage and electoral reforms. Contributions are written by specialist curators and there is an accompanying […]
Orwell vs Kafka
A suite of special programmes broadcast over eight days on BBC Radio 4 comprising a reading of 1984, six 30-minute documentaries on the authors and the relevance of their writing today and a 3 dramas inspired by Kafka’s life and work. Listen to the all on this BoB playlist.
E7 now and then
E7 now and then A local history website which is run by not for profit volunteers and covers Forest Gate East London past and present. It has dozens of fascinating photographs and short blogs comparing the area and its development over time. It covers businesses, housing development and leisure activities.
George Lansbury Digital Archive
The LSE is now providing full access to the full digitised archives covering 1870s-1950s of the papers of George Lansbury MP (1859 – 1940). The archives include photographs and caricatures of Lansbury, press reviews of Lansbury’s published work, articles, pamphlets, speeches, leaflets, election addresses and personal ephemera. Topics covered in these papers include schools, the […]
Seized LGBT books
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 […]
‘Dear Jackie’ doctor letters
A digital collection from Glasgow Women’s library with some images and full text. The letters sent by teenage girls to the 1980s teen magazine health problem page. The collection offers insight into girls health and popular culture at the time. The replies are also provided.
Irish in Britain exhibition
Created by London Metropolitan Archives, an online exhibition and oral history of Irish migration to Britain since the 1970s. It includes this YouTube introduction: Irish in Britain https://youtu.be/X9WCWLUaF9Q?si=w3HFwgV350cDm0Bp
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.
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