Decolonization
Against the Grain
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Culture, No Context:
Face to face with the ethics of European Ethnographic Museums.
Objects of Interest
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A Colonial History of the Color Blue
Bolting a chain of exploitation, from hardy rocky plants, to deep indigo dyes, and monumental stones.
Designing Resistance
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Against Performative Positivity
Designer, researcher and educator Danah Abdulla on consumer capitalism, complacent convenience, political ‘wokeness’, and why we should all become design dissenters.
Voices
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Emotional Labor, Support Structures, and the Walls in the Way
A conversation with (some members of) the Decolonising Design group.
Voices
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A Bridge Between Many Worlds
Industrial designer Iskander Guetta talks about learning from Marrakech, Bangalore, and beyond.
Complaint Collective
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Diversity Issues
Teachers and students voice their grievances around discrimination in Swiss design schools.
Objects of Interest
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A Colonial History of the Color Red
Tracing the bloodline of an ink from sixteenth century Abya Yala to the National Gallery in London.