Activism in Design Education, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Activism in Design Education shows how design pedagogy can become a form of public action, proving universities are not just places of learning, but engines for realworld change. This book showcases design educators from across the United States who are using their studios and seminars as incubators for activism, partnering with communities, sharing power, and empowering students to transform their communities.

Organized by levels of urgency, the chapters offer communityled, evidencebased strategies for crisis response and longhaul transformation. Models range in scale from a national emergency schoolyard design campaign to a micro graywater reuse system supporting unhoused neighbors. Locations include urban antidisplacement planning in Boston's Chinatown; rural fire recovery strategies in Mora and San Miguel Counties, New Mexico; and design for cultural restoration and reparation in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Rosewood, Florida. These educators embed activism into their pedagogy, engaging students in community projects that drive social and environmental justice and repair.

For educators and students, institutions and community members, this book provides a roadmap and inspiration to align design education with community priorities and to translate learning into community care. During a time of uncertainty, Activism in Design Education shares purpose and hope.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www. taylorfrancis. com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA) license.