New Collections Provide Greater Insights into
Voices That Have Shaped Societal and Cultural Movements on
Sexuality and Gender, Disabilities, Environmental History and
Refugees
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.,
March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale,
part of Cengage Group, is continuing its support of academic
initiatives in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) with the
release of four new archives on the Gale Primary Sources
(GPS) platform. These archives unlock perspectives on
interdisciplinary subjects, including the histories of LGBTQ+
communities in North America, the
treatment of disabilities in society, refugeeism and relief work
during the Cold War period and the environmental impact of colonial
policies in Africa and
Asia – all topics that represent
some of the fastest-growing areas of research and teaching. Making
accessible the often unheard voices of those who lived it, these
unique collections enable researchers and students to break past
barriers, gain new insights and make key connections between past
events and their influence on the world we live in today.
These new archives drive exploration of
different perspectives, creating a culture of discovery and
understanding.
"In a time when the internet and social media are inundated with
misleading information, access to primary sources have never been
more important," said Seth Cayley,
vice president of global academic product at Gale. "By using
primary source accounts of those who witnessed history as it
happened, researchers can draw through-lines to current affairs and
trace the development of ideas, thoughts or movements, which
explain how we got to where we are today. These new archives drive
exploration of different perspectives by connecting researchers and
students to primary sources that create a culture of discovery and
understanding."
New GPS Frontlist archives include:
- Archives of Sexuality and Gender: Community and Identity
in North America:
The sixth installment of Gale's award-winning Archives of
Sexuality and Gender series is a twentieth-century compendium
that offers perspectives on society, sexual identity, community
building and gender issues. This archive focuses on the breadth of
North America, providing a social
history that casts a spotlight on diversity, equity and inclusion
with materials that cover activism and social justice issues,
highlight disabilities in Queer society, offer information around
alternative sexualities, document interactions between sexuality
and religion and represent diverse ethnic communities across
North America.
- History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society,
Seventeenth to Twentieth Century: The first collection of
Gale's new History of Disabilities series demonstrates how
society has presented and treated individuals with disabilities
historically. Materials in this collection include records of
treatments, methods of education, forms of remediation, and more.
Reports and proceedings of organizations and institutions that
sought to help or heal those with disabilities are included, as
well as records of policies and programs. Through this collection,
researchers will grasp the many forms of institutional
discrimination, political exclusion and social control under which
disabled individuals struggled over time. Materials chronicle how
individuals were classified and treated and how some overcame
physical or mental challenges to defy perceptions of being
disabled.
- Environmental History: Colonial Policy and Global
Development, 1896–1993: The second installment of Gale's
new Environmental History series reproduces key
documentation from the various offices of British government
chronicling the environmental impact of colonial policies on
colonized peoples. This digital archive draws on the vast holdings
of the National Archives of the United
Kingdom in its focus on such themes as "envirocolonialism,"
land use and exploitation, exploration, agriculture, the
technological revolution, industrial change and urbanization,
conservation, pollution, climate, development programs and
sustainability, natural resources and industries such as forestry
and mining.
- Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement: The Early Cold War
and Decolonization: This second installment in the
Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement series opens a window
onto the history of refugees and forced migration, expanding the
possibilities of research for scholars and students who are
studying the history of—and who may possibly come to work
with—refugee populations. Topical coverage includes the causes of
refugee crises following World War II, from the onset of the Cold
War to the decolonization of, and rise of independence movements
within, the nations of Africa,
Asia and the Middle East.
These new archives are available on the Gale Primary
Sources platform, enabling cross-archival searching to help
users make new connections across topics. For those seeking to
explore even deeper insights, the archives are also available for
text-mining analyses within Gale Digital Scholar
Lab. This allows researchers to apply natural language
processing tools across thousands of documents from Gale Primary
Sources and perform a variety of textual analyses. Now researchers
can analyze and explore historical text more interactively,
generating new research insights and content sets not previously
possible.
Gale Primary Sources is a digital research platform
that brings the thoughts, words and actions of past centuries into
the present for a comprehensive research experience. With
authoritative content and powerful search technologies, Gale
Primary Sources helps students and researchers examine
literary, political and social culture of the last 500 years and
develop a more meaningful understanding of how history continues to
impact the world today. Its innovative technology improves
discovery, analysis and workflow while setting the bar for digital
primary source analysis and data visualization with tools like
cross-archival searching and Topic Finder, which visually organizes
search results to help users make new connections across
topics.
For more information or to request a trial, visit the Gale
Primary Sources web page.
About Cengage Group and Gale
Cengage Group, an
education technology company serving millions of learners in 165
countries, advances the way students learn through quality, digital
experiences. The company currently serves the K-12, higher
education, professional, library, English language teaching and
workforce training markets worldwide. Gale, part of Cengage Group,
provides libraries with original and curated content, as well as
the modern research tools and technology that are crucial in
connecting libraries to learning, and learners to libraries. For
more than 65 years, Gale has partnered with libraries around the
world to empower the discovery of knowledge and insights – where,
when and how people need it. Gale has 500 employees globally with
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Michigan. For more information, please
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