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

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Yaw Ofosu-Asare
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032692654
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3269265-4
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Africa, ART / History / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, ART / African, History of art / art & design styles, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate, History of Art, Industrial / commercial art & design, Art forms, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration, The Arts: art forms