Society News
1 May
DHS Network Co-ordinator
The Design History Society is looking to enhance the activities of the Executive Committee with the appointment of Network Co-ordinator, to plan and develop new networks germane to the Design History Society and related subjects....More
1 May
Media Matters: Friedrich Kittler and Technoculture
Media Matters: Friedrich Kittler and Technoculture is a two day series of events bringing one of today's foremost philosophers of media to Tate Modern for an opportunity to examine the relationship between culture and technology with a range of leading thinkers and practitioners, on 27-28 June 2008....More
1 May
Commonplace Yet Extraordinary
The symposium “Commonplace Yet Extraordinary: Design Histories of Everyday Objects” will take place at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday 16 May, 2008....More
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Design History Society members include all those interested in design: students, designers, lecturers, historians, researchers, craftspeople, manufacturers, archivists, curators, librarians and collectors.New members are always welcomed and actively encouraged to contribute to events and publications.
Membership of the Society offers the following benefits:
- Quarterly international, peer-reviewed Journal of Design History, published by Oxford University Press.
- Free, unlimited online access to the entire archive of Journal of Design History articles and reviews (for individual and concessionary members only).
- Qualification for a series of prizes and awards for academic work within the field of design history.
- Quarterly newsletter, exclusive for members, with reviews, events and general information.
- Professional networking opportunities within the field of the design history.
- Voting rights on Society business and elections.
- Occasional discounts on publications and exhibitions of special interest.
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Membership notes:
1Membership lasts for a year and runs from January to December.
2Membership is administered by Oxford University Press.
3Completed forms should be sent to: Paula Thomson (Society Liaison Controller), Customer Services, Oxford Journals, Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, Oxon. OX2 6DP.
4Concessionary membership renewal: when your membership renewal form arrives asking for resubscription at the full-rate, please send back proof of status, and you will be able to renew at the reduced rate.