Lectures Recordings
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Week 2: Pat Kirkham on the History of Women Designers
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Week 3: Shilpa Das on the History of Design and Disability
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Week 4: Christopher Dingwall on the History of African American Designers in Chicago
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Week 5: Eric Anderson on the History of Shopping
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Week 6: Cas Holman on Queering Design Histories
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Week 7: Sandy Ng on Modern East Asian Design and Material Culture
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Week 8: Ernesto Oroza on Design by Need and Counterculture
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Week 9: Mugendi K. M'Rithaa on Design from the Continent of Africa
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Week 10: Michelle Millar Fisher on Designing Motherhood
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Week 11: Christina De León on the History of Modern Latin American Design
Zoom Link TBD
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Week 12: Emily Banas on Ethics and Design History & Alternative Timeline Final Class Presentations
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Course Texts and Resources
These classic books available in the RISD Library if you want to deepen your knowledge of the hisory of Industrial Design mainly focusing on European and North American perspectives:
History of Industrial Design by Matt Bird (2020 Video Series) great series of classes by Matthew Bird who for years with his passion, dedication, and knowledge took care of the History of ID class within the ID Department at RISD.
Additional Resources
99% Invisible is a great podcast on both historic and contemporary design and architecture.
Design Better is another great podcast co-hosted by design professor Eli Woolery and designer Aarron Walter, exploring the intersection of design, technology, and the creative process through conversations and interviews with designers and inspiring guests across many creative fields.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, NYC is the only museum in the US devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design. Their design collection is one of the most diverse and comprehensive in existence with more than 215,000 design objects spanning 30 centuries. The museum is a great resource and you can explore their collections, exhibitions, and publications online.