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Book SynopsisJennifer Kaufmann-Buhler is Associate Professor of Design History at Purdue University, USA. She is a design historian focusing on American interiors, technology, and furniture design of the 20th century. Her research includes an emphasis on studying mundane spaces and objects as a way of examining the role of design in everyday life, looking at the intersection of the social, technological, and political aspects of design. She has published articles in the
Journal of Design History and
Design and Culture, and is the author of
Open Plan: A Design History of the American Office (Bloomsbury, 2021).
Victoria Rose Pass is Assistant Professor of Design and Art History at the Maryland Institute College of Art, USA. She is a specialist in Visual Culture, particularly in areas of design and fashion. Her research considers the history of fashion culture in the 20th century and focuses specifically on issues of gender and race. She co-edited
Women's Ma
Trade Review
[An] exciting anthology ... [It] challenges us to critique the concept of a canon in our teaching narratives and selected research projects, and also to critique the canonical methods that have shaped the field of design history to date. * Design and Culture *
Questioning the existing limitations of sole geniuses and conventional art histories, Design History Beyond the Canon is an appealing resource for design academics and students alike. * Journal of Design History *
Design History Beyond the Canon would make a great addition to a design library. It is recommended for scholars in the field of design history in the United States who are teaching introductory courses but who also might be developing upper-level curriculum for design students. The essays are also suitable for and accessible to students in the field of design history. * ARLIS/NA Reviews *
The chapters within the volume are all of an excellent standard, well researched and well written with new things to say about the subject. * Anne Massey, Visiting Professor of Design at Richmond, the American International University in London, UK *
As someone who approaches design as an inherently interdisciplinary practice, I find that this book would be a meaningful addition to a modestly covered subject area in much need of critical discourse. This is an impressive edited volume. * Amir Berbic, Professor and Chair of Graphic Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA *
This is a useful, diverse collection and an interesting snap-shot of design history research in the US now. * Harriet Atkinson, Senior Lecturer in Design History at the University of Brighton, UK *
Table of Contents
Foreword: A Pre- and Post-History of “Teaching the History of Modern Design: The Canon and Beyond”, Carma Gorman (University of Texas at Austin, USA) and David Raizman (Drexel University, USA) Introduction, Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler (Purdue University, USA), Victoria Rose Pass (Maryland Institute College of Art, USA) and Christopher S. Wilson (Ringling College of Art and Design, USA) Section One: Users/Consumers 1. Kul’ttovary : Bringing Culture into the Soviet Home, Yelena McLane (Florida State University, USA) 2. Diversionary Tactics at Work: Making Meaning Through Misuse, Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler (Purdue University, USA) 3. Everything Old is New Again: Modernization, Historic Preservation, and the American Home, 1920-1966, Emily Wolf Hetzel (Boston Architectural College, USA) Section Two: Intermediaries 4. Representing Modern Architecture in The Rockford Files (1974-1980), Christopher S. Wilson (Ringling College of Art and Design, USA) 5. CLOTHES CLOTHES CLOTHES PUNK PUNK PUNK WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN, Maria Elena Buszek (University of Colorado Denver, USA) 6. Using Digital Tools to Work Around the Canon, Matthew Bird (RISD, USA) Section Three: Designers 7. Confronting Racial Stereotypes in Graphic Design History, Karen L. Carter (Ferris State University, USA) 8. The Mangbetu Coiffure: A Story of Cars, Hats, Branding, and Appropriation, Victoria Rose Pass (Maryland Institute College of Art, USA) 9. Adventure Play in Physical and Virtual Spaces, Gayle L. Goudy (College of Charleston, USA) 10. The Case of William Pahlmann: Challenging the Canon of Modern Design, Marianne Eggler (State University of New York, USA), Erica Morawski (Pratt Institute, USA) and Sara Desvernine Reed (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA) 11. “I Was Not a Woman Designer… I Was a Designer Who Happened to Be a Woman”, Russell Flinchum (NC State University, USA) Epilogue: Beyond the Canon: Building the Case for and Cases for Interdisciplinary Design History, Stephanie E. Vasko (Michigan State University, USA) Notes on the Contributors Index
