Decolonising Design

Feathers of Hope: A Design Justice Case Study by Una Lee In the last decade, “design for social impact” has become a buzzword in the discipline. Yet all design has a social impact, and that impact has historically served the interests of those with greater economic and political power. Designers must become aware of all […]

Why people do not rebel? Issues of self-marginalisation in design for mental health by Paola Pierri In this paper, I will take the opportunity of the Symposium organised by the Decolonising Design Group to explore what does applying a lens on intersectionality do to my practice and my research around issues of participation and agency […]

Conflictual design artefacts reveal vertical power relationships by Max Mollon Contemporary issues of occidental society are multi-faceted and addressing them needs bringing multiple points of views around the table. However, making every voice heard is a challenge, especially voices in the margins. On the other hand, the concept of intersectionality allows one to consider how […]

NOTE: Audios only. Gender, Profession, Age and Class: Employing an Intersectional Approach in Research on the Designer’s Work by Pinar Kaygan TBD: Decolonizing Design in the Canadian Context by Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall A lexicon of concepts? How do we convert the Insights of practice into politically actionable Strategies that draw on the capabilities of designing? […]

Danah, Luiza, and Tristan, from the DD group, will be speaking on June 10th at the Research Pavilion from Venice Biennale. More infos below: Platform for Artistic Research (PARSE) presents: Exclusive Access: On the dynamics and vocabularies of co-option, care and the subaltern Research Pavilion, 57th Venice Biennale June 10-11, 2017 Sala del Camino Campo […]