{"product_id":"decolonizing-design-isbn-9780262047692","title":"Decolonizing Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guidebook to the institutional transformation of design theory and practice by restoring the long-excluded cultures of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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. \u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Design\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.Introduction\u003cbr\u003eDecolonizing Design: What Might It Mean? 9\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1\u003cbr\u003eDecolonizing Design Means Putting Indigenous First 15\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2\u003cbr\u003eDecolonizing Design Means Dismantling the Tech Bias in the European Modernist Project 39\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3\u003cbr\u003eDecolonizing Design Means Dismantling the Racist Bias in the European Modernist Project 55\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4\u003cbr\u003eDecolonizing Design Means Making Amends through More than Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 71\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 \u003cbr\u003eDecolonizing Design Means Reprioritizing Existing Resources to Decolonize 97\u003cbr\u003eList of All the Key Takeaways 104\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements 110\u003cbr\u003eNotes 112\u003cbr\u003eIndex 122\u003cb\u003eIncluded in \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e's \"7 design books to look forward to in 2023\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tunstall gives step-by-step instructions for reducing bigotry’s impact on the built environment” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —The Times Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Design,\u003c\/i\u003e Tunstall explores how modernist design has perpetuated colonial thinking, and how design can help abolish it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Fast Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Design\u003c\/i\u003e Tunstall offers an on-the-ground look at the ways modernist design has colonized and oppressed Indigenous, Black, Asian, and Latinx communities, and offers practical and forward-looking ways of rethinking design. Tunstall is clear-eyed in her account of the difficulty of the work and the wounds it might open in the effort to heal and connect.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Dori Tunstall is a trailblazer! Her book serves as a critical addition to the canon of design, exposing the lies and misinterpretations often hidden within modernist pedagogies.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kevin Bethune, author, \u003ci\u003eReimagining Design\u003c\/i\u003e; founder, dreams • design + life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A once-in-a-decade book. An inspiring, informative, and powerful blueprint that can enable any of us to engage with a topic of our time—decolonization.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rama Gheerawo, The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art; author, \u003ci\u003eCreative Leadership: Born from Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Finally, a comprehensive, substantive, and practical book to inform decision-makers. I’ll be referencing it regularly with both students and administrators.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMindy Magyar (Mi'kmaq, Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation), Associate Professor, College of Art and Design, Faculty Associate, Office of the Provost, Rochester Institute of Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth (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 \u003ci\u003ePrint\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, AIGA’s \u003ci\u003eEye on Design\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDesign Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, among other venues. She was awarded the Sir Misha Black Medal in 2022.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302323769573,"sku":"NP9780262047692","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262047692.jpg?v=1767724939","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/decolonizing-design-isbn-9780262047692","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}