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UNMAKING THINGS is a blog run by the students
on the V&A/RCA History of Design programme.

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MA History of Design Graduate Symposium 2017

by Ralph Day On Wednesday 28 June 2017, V&A/RCA MA History of Design graduates hosted the annual graduate symposium. The symposium was one of the four major products of the independent, original research we pursued in the second year of our two-year Master's programme. Alongside...
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Simulating Hearts

Rethinking Digitzation in Cardiovascular Medical Simulators, 1968-2015 by Katharine Vann This article is part...
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Visit1862: Context

Memories of the Future by Katharine Vann This article was originally published on visit1862.com in February 2016. The fourth research post by RCA History of Design students involved in the Memories of the Future exhibition (more information here). About In preparation for the collaborative exhibition undertaken by the RCA in December, the History of Design students conducted research into various aspects of the 1862 Exhibition to help generate exhibition ideas. My research...
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Visit1862: Student Reflections

Expo Futures – Memories of the Future by Ruth Slatter. This article was originally published...
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Black History Month: Podcast

by Izzy Rhodes and Katie Vann February is Black History Month in the USA and Canada, and to coincide, RCA/V&A students Izzy and Katie have created a podcast where they share with us their thoughts...
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Deepest Darkest Africa

The Technological Reproduction of Racial Imaginaries by Katie Vann In my first term studying History of Design at the RCA/V&A, I chose to write about a Victorian print produced by the Electric Lighting...
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Thinking and Experiencing Techne: Amber Varnish and Lavender Varnish

These articles were originally published on the V&A Research Blog in December 2016. Documentary by Vivien Chan and Charlotte Slark From a series of workshops for the Thinking and Experiencing Techne module in February 2016. Read more about the module on the V&A...
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My First Sony

By Philippa Duployen, Jihane Dyer, Anna Stewart and Katharine Vann From a gallery presentation in the Toshiba...
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Restarting Hearts

Learning the Heart with the Hands by Katie Vann In my first year at the RCA/V&A, I set out to explore the ways that medical students learn the anatomy of cardiovascular structures in order to understand how students mobilize knowledge in operating theatres. In doing so, I asked whether new and allegedly innovative simulation technologies are radically changing the ways that medical students are learning the basic structures of the heart. I chose to look at hearts because of their...

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Unmaking Things is a blog run by students of the MA History of Design programme, which is jointly run...