Overview

An adventurous collection that examines how the design field has consistently failed to attract and support Black professionals-and how to create an anti-racist, pro-Black design industry instead. An adventurous collection that examines how the design field has consistently failed to attract and support Black professionals-and how to create an anti-racist, pro-Black design industry instead. An Anthology of Blackness examines the intersection of Black identity and practice, probing why the design field has failed to attract Black professionals, how Eurocentric hegemony impacts Black professionals, and how Black designers can create an anti-racist design industry. Contributing authors and creators demonstrate how to develop a pro-Black design practice of inclusivity, including Black representation in designed media, anti-racist pedagogy, and radical self-care. Through autoethnography, lived experience, scholarship, and applied research, these contributors share proven methods for creating an anti-racist and inclusive design practice. The contributions in An Anthology of Blackness include essays, opinion pieces, case studies, and visual narratives. Many contributors write from an intersectional perspective on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and ability. Each section of the book expands on community-driven concerns about the state of the design industry, design pedagogy, and design activism. Ultimately, this articulated intersection of Black identity and Black design practice reveals the power of resistance, community, and solidarity-and the hope for a more equitable future. With a foreword written by design luminary Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall, An Anthology of Blackness is a pioneering contribution to the literature of social justice. Contributors Kprecia Ambers, Jazmine Beatty, Anne H. Berry, John Brown VI, Nichole Burroughs, Antionette D. Carroll, Jillian M. Harris, Asher Kolieboi, Terrence Moline, Tracey L. Moore, Lesley-Ann Noel, Pierce Otlhogile-Gordon, Jules Porter, Stacey Robinson, Melanie Walby, Jacinda N. Walker, Kelly Walters, Jennifer White-Johnson, Maya Aduba Williams, S. Alfonso Williams

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Author:   Terresa Moses ,  Omari Souza ,  Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.624kg
ISBN:  

9780262048668

ISBN 10:   0262048663
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   31 October 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Dori Tunstall ix Introduction Terresa Moses and Omari Souza xiii 1. Black Design Industry + Organizations An Introduction to Black Design Industry + Organizations  Terresa Moses and Omari Souza 3 The Ontology of Black Design  S. Alfonso Williams 7 Stewardship and the Survival of Black Design Communities  Terrence Moline 13 Shattering Spaces of Othering: Building a Creative Culture of Creativity, Blackness, and Brown Power Antionette D. Carroll, supported by Maya Aduba Williams 21 So, You Want to Solve the Diversity Problem in Design Jacinda N. Walker 31 Why Asking for a List Won't Solve Racial Disparities  Melanie Walby 43 Ain't I a Woman Omari Souza 57 Using Video Games to Champion Justice and Expand Imaginations of Superheroes  Jules Porter 69 Designing a Black Future John Brown VI 79 2. Black Design Pedagogy An Introduction to Black Design Pedagogy  Terresa Moses and Omari Souza 87 Black Student Perceptions of Design Courses at an Elite Private University Lesley-Ann Noel 91 Design's Ledger of White Supremacy: Constructing a Critical Race Pedagogy to Shape Design Futures  Pierce Otlhogile-Gordon 101 African Design: Origins and Migration Jillian M. Harris 113 #BlackHistoryMatters Stacey Robinson 124 The Movement Imprinted Terresa Moses 129 Using Exhibition Design to Support Political Engagement, Active Learning, and Civic Participation Anne H. Berry and Kelly Walters 137 3. Black Design Activism  An Introduction to Black Design Activism  Terresa Moses and Omari Souza 151 Getting to the Root: An Exhibition Catalog on Natural Hair Jazmine Beatty 155 Paving the Way: Black Designers Then and Now Nichole Burroughs 163 Amplifying the Black Voice through Design  Terresa Moses 175 Peace of Mind  Kprecia Ambers 196 PANTHERS VOTE! A Studio Project Exposing Past Voter Suppression Methods to a Collegiate Population That Has Been Historically Disenfranchised Tracey L. Moore 201 Corrections, Curses, and Spoils: How Vote by Mail Information and Service Design Disenfranchised Black Voters in the 2020 US Election Cycle Asher Kolieboi 211 Amplifying Accessibility and Abolishing Ableism: Designing to Embolden Black Disability Visual Culture Jennifer White-Johnson 221 Epilogue Terresa Moses and Omari Souza 231 Acknowledgments  Terresa Moses and Omari Souza 233 Notes 234

Reviews

"""The history of design as we know it excludes centuries of highly skilled and creative production by Africans and the African diaspora. This book – edited by Terresa Moses of the University of Toronto and Omari Souza of the University of North Texas – seeks to turn things around. Starting from the media attention sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, it delves into the protests of African American communities in the 1920s and 1960s and examines the creative tactics they employed. Building on these historical roots, the book leads us to question design's ability to challenge racial biases, forms of oppression, and establish itself as a truly inclusive social practice."" – Domus"

Author Information

Terresa Moses is the Creative Director of Blackbird Revolt, Director of Design Justice, and Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Minnesota. She created Project Naptural, co-created Racism Untaught, and is both a core team member of African American Graphic Designers and a collaborator with the Black Liberation Lab. Omari Souza is an Assistant Professor of Communication Design at the University of North Texas, the organizer of the State of Black Design Conference, and a Design Researcher at Capital One. Formerly, he worked at VIBE magazine, CBS Radio, and Case Western Reserve University.

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