Decolonising Design in Africa: Towards New Theories, Methods, and Practices

Author:   Yaw Ofosu-Asare
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032692630


Pages:   188
Publication Date:   30 September 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Yaw Ofosu-Asare
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781032692630


ISBN 10:   1032692634
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   30 September 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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"""Decolonizing African Design is a powerful work that contributes significantly to the global discourse on design and education. It is a testament to the resilience, creativity, and innovation of African design and a call to action for more inclusive and respectful design practices. This book is not just about decolonizing African design; it is about reimagining and reshaping the future of design. It is a journey of discovery, reflection, and transformation that invites us to see design differently. It celebrates African design in all its splendour and diversity as an emancipatory process. It is a call to action for a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable design practice. It is a testament to the power of design as a tool for social change and cultural preservation. It is, in essence, a love letter to African design."" - Nick Stranger, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University ""Decolonizing African Design is a powerful work that contributes significantly to the global discourse on design and education. It is a testament to the resilience, creativity, and innovation of African design and a call to action for more inclusive and respectful design practices. This book is not just about decolonizing African design; it is about reimagining and reshaping the future of design. It is a journey of discovery, reflection, and transformation that invites us to see design differently. It celebrates African design in all its splendour and diversity as an emancipatory process. It is a call to action for a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable design practice. It is a testament to the power of design as a tool for social change and cultural preservation. It is, in essence, a love letter to African design."" - Nick Stranger, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University ""It has been my pleasure and my privilege to read the first book of esteemed academic Dr Ofosu-Asare. In his rich and palpable African voice, Ofosu-Asare takes the reader on a textured and interesting adventure of decolonising Ghanaian design education. This thoughtful and arresting book assembles decolonising ideas and strategies that seek to embrace African ontologies, epistemologies and axiologies in ways that are authentic for not only African students and professionals of design, but the scholarly field of design education more broadly. It is a profound exploration of the transformation potentials of African design education. Full of cultural methods, styles and positionings, the book takes us into Africa, into African classrooms, with African people. It offers a suite of perspectives, stories and speculative positionings to take design education into new horizons and futures. I highly recommend this book; may there be more to come."" - Professor Alexandra Lasczik, Director, Professional Experience, Southern Cross University"


"""Decolonizing African Design is a powerful work that contributes significantly to the global discourse on design and education. It is a testament to the resilience, creativity, and innovation of African design and a call to action for more inclusive and respectful design practices. This book is not just about decolonizing African design; it is about reimagining and reshaping the future of design. It is a journey of discovery, reflection, and transformation that invites us to see design differently. It celebrates African design in all its splendour and diversity as an emancipatory process. It is a call to action for a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable design practice. It is a testament to the power of design as a tool for social change and cultural preservation. It is, in essence, a love letter to African design."" - Nick Stranger, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University"


Author Information

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.

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