{"title":"Danah Abdulla","description":"\u003cp\u003eDanah Abdulla’s work explores the intersection of design and social practice, offering fresh perspectives that challenge conventional aesthetics and functionality. Readers can expect thoughtful examinations of how design shapes culture, identity, and everyday experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Abdulla’s writing invites reflection on creative processes that transcend traditional boundaries, encouraging a deeper understanding of design’s role in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"design-otherwise-by-danah-abdulla-9781350295773","title":"Design Otherwise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can we study and teach design in a way that is critical, socially engaged and relevant to place?\u003c\/strong\u003e In this timely book, Danah Abdulla challenges us to imagine a design education and culture that moves beyond blindly borrowing Eurocentric models and frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on learnings from work with design students, educators and designers in the Arab region, with a particular focus on Jordan and featuring examples from Lebanon, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, Abdulla creates a dialogue with those who have most at stake in education to imagine how we can develop a collaborative, contextually based and socially relevant design education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy first contextualising higher education and design education in the region, and examining the issues and challenges that are pertinent to the development of curricula and pedagogy, such as power, bureaucracy, language and access, Abdulla considers the purpose and relevance of design education in contemporary postcolonial societies. She explores how regional identities and class divisions shape the development of design cultures, as well as different perceptions of design and its value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbdulla highlights design’s role in society and the models of curricula and pedagogy appropriate for developing contextually situated design education. Outlining skills and strategies for equipping future designers, she proposes new possibilities for forms of practice and an actionable framework for developing design education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462826803436,"sku":"9781350295773","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350295773-design-otherwise.jpg?v=1775023915"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/danah-abdulla.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}