Racism Untaught

Revealing and Unlearning Racialized Design

Lisa E. Mercer, Terresa Moses, Cheryl D. Miller

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MIT Press
07 November 2023

Society & culture: general

A powerful and proven guidebook that shows organizations how to recognize racism in designed artifacts, systems, and experiences-and how to replace them with anti-racist design solutions.

A powerful and proven guidebook that shows organizations how to recognize racism in designed artifacts, systems, and experiences-and how to replace them with anti-racist design solutions.

Anti-racist design interventions can be difficult. Well-intentioned conversations can fuel tensions, activate racialized trauma, and lead to misunderstandings, especially in spaces not typically focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Even when progress is made, white supremacy culture can resurface. We need anti-racist guidelines and approaches that lay bare racialized systems of oppression and fundamentally disrupt their replication. In Racism Untaught, Lisa E. Mercer and Terresa Moses, two veteran anti-racist educators, deliver this exact approach.

Mercer and Moses provide a step-by-step guide to anti-racist interventions in academic, business, and community settings that benefits all participants. Adapted from their successful workshop series and filled with concrete examples and ample case studies, their book teaches participants how to analyze design-and reimagine racialized artifacts, systems, and experiences guided by anti-oppressive principles. They demonstrate how to examine positionality within the context of racism and oppression; help us understand how design can reinforce and perpetuate oppression; and reveal the unique relationship among equity, ethics, and responsibility that constitutes the core value of an anti-racist design discipline. In Racism Untaught, Mercer and Moses provide the framework we need to unlearn racialized design practices and move more generatively toward collective liberation.

With a foreword by renowned designer Cheryl D. Miller, Racism Untaught is a valuable tool for anyone who wants to help themselves and their organization create an actionable and inclusive plan to dismantle racial oppression and instead realize equitable, anti-racist, and liberatory design.

By: Lisa E. Mercer, Terresa Moses
Foreword by: Cheryl D. Miller
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780262048583
ISBN 10: 0262048582
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 07 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Cheryl D. Miller vii Preface xiii Introduction 1 1 The Framework 27 2 Defining Design 67 3 Positionality 95 4 Shared Language 135 5 Anti-oppressive Interventions 161 6 A Collective Liberatory Future 187 Acknowledgments 209 Notes 213 Bibliography 225 Index 233

Lisa E. Mercer is Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Design for Responsible Innovation at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Terresa Moses is Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Director of Design Justice at the University of Minnesota and the Creative Director at Blackbird Revolt.

Reviews for Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized Design

“This groundbreaking book dives deep into the hidden biases embedded within design practices and offers a transforative approach to dismantling systemic racism. Taking readers on a journey through the history of design, Mercer and Moses showcase how racialized design perpetuates inequality and exclusion in our society and challenges readers to confront their own biases and actively engage in unlearning these harmful design patterns. Racism Untaught includes practical strategies that aim to empower individuals and communities to create a more inclusive and equitable future. It is a must-read for designers, activists, and anyone committed to dismantling racism in design.” —Metropolis