Full Description
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
Contents
Foreword by Dori Tunstall
Introduction by Terresa Moses and Omari Souza
An Introduction to Black Design Industry + Organizations by Terresa Moses and Omari Souza
The Ontology of Black Design by S. Alfonso Williams
Stewardship and the Survival of Black Design Communities by Terrence Moline
Shattering Spaces of Othering: Building a Creative Culture of Creativity, Blackness and Brown Power by Antionette D. Carroll, Supported by Maya Aduba Williams
So, You Want To Solve the Diversity Problem in Design by Jacinda N. Walker
Why Asking for a List Won't Solve Racial Disparities by Melanie Walby
Ain't I a Woman by Omari Souza
Using Video Games to Champion Justice and Expand Imaginations of Superheroes by Jules Porter
Designing a Black Future by John Brown VI
An Introduction to Black Design Pedagogy by Terresa Moses and Omari Souza
Black Student Perceptions of Design Courses at an Elite Private University by Lesley-Ann Noel
Design's Ledger of White Supremacy: Constructing a Critical Race Pedagogy to Shape Design Futures by Pierce Otlhogile-Gordon
African Design: Origins and Migration by Jillian Harris
#BlackHistoryMatters by Stacey Robinson
The Movement Imprinted by Terresa Moses
Using Exhibition Design to Support Political Engagement, Active Learning, and Civic Participation by Anne H. Berry and Kelly Walters
An Introduction to Black Design Activism by Terresa Moses and Omari Souza
Getting to the Root: An Exhibition Catalog on Natural Hair by Jazmine Beatty
Paving the Way: Black Designers Then & Now by Nichole Burroughs
Amplifying the Black Voice Through Design by Terresa Moses
Peace of Mind by Kprecia Ambers
PANTHERS VOTE!: A Studio Project Exposing Past Voter Suppression Methods To a Collegiate Population that has been Historically Disenfranchised by Tracey L. Moore
Corrections, Cures, and Spoils: How Vote by Mail Information and Service Design Disenfranchised Black Voters in the 2020 US Election Cycle by Asher Kolieboi
Amplifying Accessibility & Abolishing Ableism: Designing to Embolden Black Disability Visual Culture by Jennifer White-Johnson
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Endnotes
Index
