Design Struggles: Intersecting Histories, Pedagogies, and Perspectives (PLURAL). Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Design Struggles: Intersecting Histories, Pedagogies, and Perspectives (PLURAL)

An intersectional take on design history and the design discourse, with feminist, decolonial, anti-racist, activist, non-Western and indigenous perspectives

Critically assessing the complicity of design in creating, perpetuating and reinforcing social, political and environmental problems—both today and in the past—Design Struggles proposes to brush the discipline against the grain, by problematizing Western notions of design, fostering situated, decolonial and queer-feminist modes of disciplinary self-critique. It gathers a diverse array of perspectives, ranging from social and cultural theory, design history and activism to sociology, anthropology, and critical and political studies, looking at design through the intersections of gender, culture, ethnicity and class.

Contributors include: Claudia Mareis, Nina Paim, Danah Abdulla, Tanveer Ahmed, Zoy Anastassakis, Brave New Alps, Johannes Bruder, Cheryl Buckley, Sria Chatterjee, Alison J. Clarke, common-interest, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Decolonising Design, Bianca Elzenbaumer, Arturo Escobar, Kjetil Fallan, Griselda Flesler, Paola De Martin, Ramia Mazée, Tania Messell, Luiza Prado de O. Martins, Rebecca Ross, Nan O’Sullivan and Mia Charlene White.

Design Struggles critically assesses the complicity of design in creating, perpetuating, and reinforcing social, political, and environmental problems ― both today and in the past. The book proposes to brush the discipline against
the grain, by problematizing Western notions of design, fostering situated, decolonial, and queer-feminist modes of disciplinary self-critique. In order to reimagine design as an unbound, ambiguous, and unfinished practice, this publication gathers a diverse array of perspectives, ranging from social and cultural theory, design history, design
activism, sociology, and anthropology, to critical and political studies, with a focus on looking at design through the
intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, culture, class, and beyond. It combines robust scholarly insights with engaging and accessible modes of conveyance and storytelling by bringing together an urgent and expansive array of voices and views from those engaged in struggles with, against, or around the design field.

- With accessible and engaging stories about examples of intersectional, transformative approaches to design.
- An indispensable source book and sounding board for creative makers, designers, artists, architects and educators.