A guidebook to the institutional transformation of design theory and practice by restoring the long-excluded cultures of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color communities.
A guidebook to the institutional transformation of design theory and practice by restoring the long-excluded cultures of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color communities.
From the excesses of world expositions to myths of better living through technology, modernist design, in its European-based guises, has excluded and oppressed the very people whose lands and lives it reshaped. Decolonizing Design first asks how modernist design has encompassed and advanced the harmful project of colonization-then shows how design might address these harms by recentering its theory and practice in global Indigenous cultures and histories.
A leading figure in the movement to decolonize design, Dori Tunstall uses hard-hitting real-life examples and case studies drawn from over fifteen years of working to transform institutions to better reflect the lived experiences of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color communities. Her book is at once enlightening, inspiring, and practical, interweaving her lived experiences with extensive research to show what decolonizing design means, how it heals, and how to practice it in our institutions today.
For leaders and practitioners in design institutions and communities, Tunstall's work demonstrates how we can transform the way we imagine and remake the world, replacing pain and repression with equity, inclusion, and diversity-in short, she shows us how to realize the infinite possibilities that decolonized design represents.
By:
Elizabeth,
Ene Agi
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 139mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780262047692
ISBN 10: 0262047691
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 12 April 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Decolonizing Design: What Might It Mean? 9 Chapter 1 Decolonizing Design Means Putting Indigenous First 15 Chapter 2 Decolonizing Design Means Dismantling the Tech Bias in the European Modernist Project 39 Chapter 3 Decolonizing Design Means Dismantling the Racist Bias in the European Modernist Project 55 Chapter 4 Decolonizing Design Means Making Amends through More than Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 71 Chapter 5 Decolonizing Design Means Reprioritizing Existing Resources to Decolonize 97 List of All the Key Takeaways 104 Acknowledgements 110 Notes 112 Index 122
Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall is Dean of the Faculty of Design at Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto, the first Black person to hold such a post in the world. Her work has been featured in Print magazine, Fast Company, AIGA's Eye on Design, and Design Observer, among other venues. She was awarded the Sir Misha Black Medal in 2022.
Reviews for Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook
Included in Fast Company's 7 design books to look forward to in 2023 A crusader for equity in teaching design [who] finds a formula that works across borders and sectors, with critical importance for society as a whole. -The Times Higher Education The design field has historically been dominated by a narrow Eurocentric set of perspectives. This has resulted in a string of harmful stereotypes, biases, and the culture-erasing homogenization of design. Here to dismantle these power structures is design anthropologist Dori Tunstall, who is also dean of design at OCAD University. In her book, Decolonizing Design, Tunstall explores how modernist design has perpetuated colonial thinking, and how design can help abolish it. -Fast Company
