The Case for Minor Gestures
This paper lays out the groundwork for a concept we define as minor gestures within design education. Moving away from a conversation centered around decolonization—a term, we argue, that has been co-opted to become a placeholder for equality, diversity, and inclusion, and tick-box exercises within...
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2023-01-01
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This paper lays out the groundwork for a concept we define as minor gestures within design education. Moving away from a conversation centered around decolonization—a term, we argue, that has been co-opted to become a placeholder for equality, diversity, and inclusion, and tick-box exercises within academic institutions— we assert that minor gestures create the conditions for meaningful conversations on what it actually means to move towards decolonizing design education. Using examples from our own pedagogical practices, we sketch out and outline a proposition for minor gestures as theory-in-the-making, or an incomplete pathway towards meaningful, structural change.
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| spelling | doaj.art-80b1aae57a734c80b375cd42a51dcd142024-01-12T12:06:24ZengPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileDiseña0718-84472452-42982023-01-0122The Case for Minor GesturesDanah Abdulla0Pedro J. S. Vieira de Oliveira1University of the Arts LondonIndependent Researcher This paper lays out the groundwork for a concept we define as minor gestures within design education. Moving away from a conversation centered around decolonization—a term, we argue, that has been co-opted to become a placeholder for equality, diversity, and inclusion, and tick-box exercises within academic institutions— we assert that minor gestures create the conditions for meaningful conversations on what it actually means to move towards decolonizing design education. Using examples from our own pedagogical practices, we sketch out and outline a proposition for minor gestures as theory-in-the-making, or an incomplete pathway towards meaningful, structural change. https://ojs.lib.uc.cl/index.php/Disena/article/view/53289Decolonial design education Design pedagogy Minor gestures Decoloniality Critical pedagogy |
| spellingShingle | Danah Abdulla Pedro J. S. Vieira de Oliveira The Case for Minor Gestures Diseña Decolonial design education Design pedagogy Minor gestures Decoloniality Critical pedagogy |
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| topic | Decolonial design education Design pedagogy Minor gestures Decoloniality Critical pedagogy |
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