Bracken — university department journal

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    <b>BRACKEN<br /><span>UNIVERSITY</span></b>
    <div>DEPARTMENT OF<br />DESIGN & EVERYDAY LIFE</div>
    <small>AN INDEPENDENT STUDY OF THE ORDINARY</small>
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  <section class="academic-title">
    <span>RESEARCH / TEACHING / PUBLIC LIFE</span>
    <h1>The questions<br />between disciplines.</h1>
    <p>Studying how the things we make shape the lives we lead.</p>
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      <span>01</span><small>FIELD STUDY / VOL. 12</small>
      <h2>The social life of a public bench</h2>
      <p>What happens when a place gives people permission to stay?</p>
      <b>READ THE ABSTRACT ↗</b>
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      <span>02</span><small>WORKING PAPER / 08</small>
      <h2>Repair as a way of understanding</h2>
      <p>A broken object can be a surprisingly useful teacher.</p>
      <b>READ THE ABSTRACT ↗</b>
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      <span>03</span><small>RESEARCH NOTE / 21</small>
      <h2>Making the invisible legible</h2>
      <p>How everyday diagrams change the questions we ask.</p>
      <b>READ THE ABSTRACT ↗</b>
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