Particle or Wave? Both. Essay

This essay considers the place of Anti-Matter (Non Type) a contemporary CNC cut Letterpress Wood Type designed by Austrian born typographer Stefan Ellmer. The design draws on the long arc of type history, highlighting the experiments and trials of an era-defining genre of type design whose impact and parallels with the present day’s rapid evolution of digital type design remain frequently overlooked. The publication was produced as an output of Across the Wires/Anti Type, a project produced by Maziar Raein, Ane Thon Knutsen and Stefan Ellmer of KHiO National Academy of Art and Design, Oslo. Publication Design, Stefan Ellmer

The Development and present state of history of medicine in Britain

This is a personal account of scholarship in the history of medicine in Britain, from the 1960s onwards, drawn from recollections and knowledge of the literature. The institutional development of the subject is reviewed, emphasizing the contributions of the Wellcome Trust; the various modes of historical research and writing are surveyed and assessed. Modest suggestions are made for renewing the historiography of medical sciences and technologies-to contribute to the politics of knowledge and to wider histories

The Development and Present State of History of Medicine in Britain

This is a personal account of scholarship in the history of medicine in Britain, from the 1960s onwards, drawn from recollections and knowledge of the literature. The institutional development of the subject is reviewed, emphasizing the contributions of the Wellcome Trust; the various modes of historical research and writing are surveyed and assessed. Modest suggestions are made for renewing the historiography of medical sciences and technologies-to contribute to the politics of knowledge and to wider histories

Letters, Materiality, Biblioclasm

A talk focused on deconstruction as a technique for investigating and understanding the materiality of print. Artists in Print is a day-long event celebrating all things print as part of DCA’s 20th Birthday festivities. Providing an opportunity for artists, academics, theoreticians and historians to consider the issues around print and contemporary art in Scotland, the day consists of a series of artists’ talks and chaired dialogues. Presentations by artists Claire Barclay, Jacqueline Butler, Tessa Lynch, Scott Myles, Helen de Main and Edwin Pickstone, will frame a number of themed conversations followed by a panel discussion. DCA Print studio has a twenty-year history of working with cutting-edge and traditional print technologies, and over the course of the day we will hear from artists with direct experience of working with the Print Studio, through DCA’s exhibition programme and Scotland more broadly. Focussing on the approach of artists with print, this is a rare opportunity to hear how practitioners think about using print processes in innovative and inventive ways, connecting to its social histories, collaborative processes and technological materiality. Organised by Rachel Adams, AHRC doctoral researcher funded working with the University of Edinburgh and Dundee Contemporary Arts and possible with the kind support of DCA and University of Edinburgh Devolved Research Fun