Society News

DHS Network Co-ordinator

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

Media Matters: Friedrich Kittler and Technoculture

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

Commonplace Yet Extraordinary

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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