Design Struggles: Intersecting Histories, Pedagogies and Perspectives confronts design's complicity in social, political, and environmental harm — assembling an expansive chorus of voices to problematise the Western assumptions that have long defined the discipline.
About This Book
Design is not neutral, and this book refuses to pretend otherwise. Edited by Claudia Mareis and Nina Paim, Design Struggles assembles a wide-ranging, multi-vocal critique of design as a site of power — one that has historically produced and reinforced inequalities along lines of gender, culture, ethnicity, and class. Rather than offering reform from within, the book pushes toward decolonial, queer-feminist, and situated modes of disciplinary self-critique. It is essential reading for designers, educators, and theorists who refuse to separate practice from politics — and who want to engage with design history and design pedagogy on genuinely critical terms.
Key Features
- 448 pages of scholarly essays, critical perspectives, and storytelling spanning design history, pedagogy, and theory
- Edited by Claudia Mareis and Nina Paim
- Published by Valiz, ISBN 9789493246522
What You'll Discover
- How Western notions of design have been used to create and perpetuate social, political, and environmental problems — historically and in contemporary practice
- Decolonial and queer-feminist frameworks applied as tools of disciplinary self-critique within design
- How intersections of gender, culture, ethnicity, and class shape both the production and reception of design
- An urgent range of perspectives from those engaged in struggles with, against, or around the field — conveyed through accessible scholarly writing and storytelling
About the Author
Claudia Mareis and Nina Paim are the editors of this volume. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 448
- Dimensions: 170 x 240mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789493246522
- Publisher: Valiz
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Design theorists, educators, and practitioners engaged with critical design studies, decolonial thought, and feminist approaches to disciplinary history and pedagogy.