Yaw Ofosu-Asare

Decolonising Design in Africa (eBook, PDF)

Towards New Theories, Methods, and Practices

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Decolonising Design in Africa offers a groundbreaking exploration of design education in Africa through a decolonial lens. By examining the colonial legacies that have shaped design education in Africa, it foregrounds the problematic ways that current pedagogical approaches primarily reflect western values and priorities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040114865
• Artikelnr.: 72269913

Autorenporträt

Yaw Ofosu-Asare is a Teaching Associate at the University of Melbourne and Associate Research Fellow at Southern Cross University. With extensive experience in Ghana, Africa, and Australia in visual design and marketing, his research focuses on African philosophy, decolonisation, and design education.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Cultivating the Foundations: The Role of Design Education in
Transforming the Legacy of African Education; 2. Bridging the Divide:
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Curriculum Development;3. Spirituality,
Religion, and Artistic Practices in African Design Education; 4. Politics
and the Post-Colonial Ideals: Use of Design to Fight Injustice, Racism, and
Apartheid