{"product_id":"designing-gender-9781350273757","title":"Designing Gender","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an ideal first step for designers looking to disrupt contemporary design practice by challenging gender inequality. Drawing on feminist and queer theory, it outlines key concepts and applies them to a broad spectrum of design activity. By developing feminist design approaches and methods, it provides a practical resource for designers wanting to make a change. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesigning Gender\u003c\/i\u003e covers essential topics including definitions of sex, gender and sexuality, histories of women in design, parity in professional design practice, diversity of users, non-binary design approaches, and sustainable and equitable futures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with examples from around the world, the book recognises the culturally specific nature of gendered experience. Interviews with designers working in a diverse range of fields including user experience design, visual communication, interaction design and critical design, highlight the challenges and opportunities involved in designing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntegrates theory and case studies backed by useful exercises that that will improve the (design) world in tangible ways for all\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e -- Michelle Marzullo * California Institute of Integral Studies, USA *\u003cbr\u003eA tremendously enjoyable read that has stimulated a lot of thought and reflection -- Nathan Martin * Arizona State University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements Preface  \u003cb\u003e1. Gender, Feminism and Things\u003c\/b\u003e\t\t\t\t\t\t Introduction: The Complexities of Sex and Gender Defining Gender Feminism and Systems of Oppression Gendered Things Case Study: \u003ci\u003eGender Swapping\u003c\/i\u003e, Karin Ehrnberger, Stockholm Gendered Processes Interview: Lindsey Brinkworth, Senior Researcher, \u003ci\u003eMagic+Might,\u003c\/i\u003e Chicago Designing Intersectional Gender Justice Activity 1: Gender Journal Activity 2: Norm Discussion Cards  \u003cb\u003e2. Women, Craft, and Technology\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction: Questioning Design (His)stories Craft as Feminist Resistance Case Study: \u003ci\u003eBuen Vivir-Centric Design\u003c\/i\u003e, Diana Albarrán González, Mexico\/Aotearoa Redesigns and DIY Aesthetics Cyberfeminism and Gender Hacking Interview: Cornelia Sollfrank, Artist and Researcher, Berlin Activity 1: Pick a Theme\/Make a Zine Activity 2: Hack It Game  \u003cb\u003e3. Women and Design as Profession\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction: Gender in the Design Industries Women and the Professionalisation of Design Design Knowledge and the Making of the Professional Masculinities at Work in Design Cultures Interview: In-ah Shin, Graphic Designer, \u003ci\u003eFeminist Designer Social Club\u003c\/i\u003e. Seoul Addressing Inequality in the Workplace Case Study: \u003ci\u003eDesigners Speak (Up)\u003c\/i\u003e Catherine Griffith, Aotearoa New Zealand Challenging Gender Norms in Professional Design Practice Activity 1: Situational Knowledge Map Activity 2: Listening Positionality Exercise  \u003cb\u003e4. Making Gender Inequality Visible\u003c\/b\u003e\t\t\t\t\t\t Introduction: Gender Justice as a Global Issue Data, Power and Invisibility Interview: Brindaalakshmi K, Thematic Lead, \u003ci\u003ePoint of View\u003c\/i\u003e, Chennai Design and the Gender Data Gap              Feminist Counter-data and Queering AI              Visualising Inequality              Case Study: Visualizing Gender-based Violence, Nepal              Activity 1: Queering Algorithms              Activity 2: Gendered Life Data Drawing               \u003cb\u003e5. Feminist Design Futures\u003c\/b\u003e\t\t\t\t\t\t             Introduction: Design and the Future             Speculative Futures and Design Fictions              Speculative Design and Inequality Interview: Luiza Prado de O. Martins, Artist and Researcher, Brazil\/Germany Feminist Visions of the Future             Futuring Tools and Approaches to Time Case Study: Freak Science, Mary Maggic, Vienna               Speculative Design and Gender             Activity 1: Participatory Futures Tool             Activity 2: Speculating with the Past               \u003cb\u003e6. Sustainable Practice and Design Beyond Binaries\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction: Feminism and Ecological Crisis             Towards Non-Binary Design              More-Than-Human Entanglement, Post-nature and Queer Ecology Interview: Sixto-Juan Zavala, Designer and Illustrator, Texas\/London Indigenous Worldviews, Design and Becoming-With              Case Study: Lehuauakea, New Mexico, US and Papa’ikou, Hawaii Unmaking Design Practice               Activity 1: Mapping Entanglements             Activity 2: Feral Experiments  \u003cb\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/b\u003e List of Figures References\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738613625175,"sku":"9781350273757","price":71.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350273757.jpg?v=1720049655","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/designing-gender-9781350273757","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}