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A modern high rise building with balconies in different sizes and each balcony is covered in green plants.

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On Quant: Meredith More meets Heather Tilbury Phillips

Webcomics

These webcomics were created by University of Dundee’s Masters in Comics and Graphic Novels students. The whole class was commissioned to produce work and the project acted as a live brief for their Comics Production module.

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Webcomics: Amy Galloway

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Webcomics: Andrew Sztehlo

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Webcomics: Cecilia Lee

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Webcomics: Danny Barnfield

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Webcomics: Emma Canziani

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Webcomics: Emma Oosterhous

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Webcomics: Gabriele Zubauskaite

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Webcomics: Holly Fishman Crook

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Webcomics: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant

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Webcomics: Riky Christian

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Webcomics: Tony Holdsworth

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Webcomics: Vincent Bell-Robertson

Decolonisation

Through a collaborative research and writing process, we have made small but important changes to the narrative of the galleries, especially regarding Scotland’s role in building and maintaining the British Empire and the devastating impact of this on colonised people around the world.

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Podcasts

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Material Narratives with Dean Brown

Beyond the gift shop: Making Glasgow Womens Library

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Design as an Attitude with Alice Rawsthorn

On Quant: Meredith More meets Heather Tilbury Phillips