{"title":"Nilanjana Dasgupta","description":"\u003cp\u003eNilanjana Dasgupta's works delve into thoughtful explorations within \u003cstrong\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering insights that encourage reflection and personal growth. Her writing often challenges prevailing perspectives, prompting readers to reconsider their approach to everyday environments and self-expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles such as \u003cem\u003eChange the Wallpaper\u003c\/em\u003e, Dasgupta invites an engagement with both the practical and the philosophical, blending accessible ideas with deeper cultural observations. Her books are well-suited for those interested in the intersections of education, identity, and change.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"change-the-wallpaper-by-nilanjana-dasgupta-9780300270228","title":"Change the Wallpaper","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA social psychologist reveals how to nudge local cultures toward positive structural change by moving people from individual action to collective action.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow can ordinary people fight for social justice? Can individual actions change structural inequality? In this book, social psychologist Nilanjana Dasgupta offers a science-driven approach to achieving social change, arguing that small changes to the \u003cem\u003ewallpaper\u003c\/em\u003e—the local cultures around us—are far more effective in producing structural change locally than seeking change through bias awareness training, symbolic acts, or relying solely on good intentions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy integrating knowledge across diverse fields—including psychology, neuroscience, education, sociology, economics, public health, urban studies, cultural geography, and landscape architecture—Dasgupta shows how attitudes and beliefs take root in our mind based on what we see and hear every day. This wallpaper nudges our behaviour to create or reinforce small inequalities that go unnoticed and accumulate over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDisrupting these patterns and habits requires creating opportunities for social mixing across lines of difference, allowing new relationships to form, and promoting a better understanding of unfamiliar others' experiences, followed by organising and collective action. Together, these types of experiences and actions bring real change within our reach—in workplaces, in neighbourhoods, in cities and towns. Dasgupta provides fresh, actionable approaches for everyone interested in working toward justice for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430239486188,"sku":"9780300270228","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300270228.jpg?v=1774559318"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/nilanjana-dasgupta.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}