20 of the books featured in the Seized Books! online exhibition are on display Senate House Library These books were seized from
Gay's The Word in the 1984 'Operation Tiger' Customs raids. Free entry to this little display. Full exhibition at london.ac.uk/seized-books #SeizedBooks
A coven of bewitching reads within #SeizedBooks 🔮
Titles seized in the Operation Tiger raids delve into witchcraft's queer histories - from lesbian herbalists to the Radical Faeries' counter-cultural movement
Discover more in the #SeizedBooks exhibition london.ac.uk/seized-books
Go behind the scenes of our #SeizedBooks digital exhibition to see how the exhibition bridges libraries, technology, research and public engagement.
Visit the online exhibition here: bit.ly/44apWyK
As part of the new Senate House Library exhibition #SeizedBooks , @ials_law Foreign and International Librarian Hester Swift has written an accompanying blog post exploring the legal case behind #OperationTiger .
Links to exhibition and post here at: tinyurl.com/mw8xvudz
New blog by IALS, U. of London Hester Swift explores the landmark legal battle sparked by the #OperationTiger raids.
How did Gay's The Word challenge UK censorship laws through the courts after LGBTQ+ books were seized?
Read: london.ac.uk/news-events/bl… #SeizedBooks
🏳️🌈 #SeizedBooks launches today!
Our new online exhibition explores the censorship of LGBTQ+ lit & the defiant campaign against 1984 raids on Gay's The Word.
Explore confiscated titles, the legal battle & queer reading cultures: london.ac.uk/seized-books
Outstanding work by Senate House Library 🌈 Please check out their latest online exhibition #SeizedBooks !
Images courtesy of Robert Workman Archive, Bishopsgate Institute Bishopsgate Institute
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