Hi Suchitra,
for a really interesting postcolonialist take on theory building and
the relations between the 'metropole' and 'periphery' in which design
is implicated, see:
Connell, R. 2007, Southern Theory: the global dynamics of knowledge
in social science, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest.
cheers, teena
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>> Dear members of the PhD-Design listserve,
>>
>> I am a PhD student in Ahmedabad, India and I'm investigating the
>> circumstances and debates that led to the introduction of modern design
>> education in India (late 1950s onwards), exploring how design fitted into
>> the nation-building vision after India's independence in 1947.
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>> In this context, I am looking for references to studies which
>> explore national design histories, particularly studies from Latin America,
>> Africa and South Asia which focus on developments in the 20th century.
>>
>> Thanks and regards
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> > Suchitra
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