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The magic of everyday technologies

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Messy Realities - the Secret Life of Technology
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Exploring how everyday objects support health and wellbeing: medicines containers and mobility aids.
Researchers, community members and Museum facilitators explore technologies and artefacts from the Museum collections in conversation about how people personalise, adapt and make things work for them. Discussions encompass: faith and trust in medicines; visible disabilities and hidden needs; identity, aesthetics and ideas of objects telling stories about their originating environments.

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Messy Realities - the Secret Life of Technology
People
Gemma Hughes
Caitlin Pilbeam
Beth McDougall
Jozie Kettle
Phil
Isla
Keywords
medical anthropology
daily routines
medicines
mobility aids
multi-vocality
Department: Pitt Rivers Museum
Date Added: 12/11/2019
Duration: 00:47:22

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