Hi Victor,
I would like to participate also.
Kind regards,
Nicholas
On Wed, 29 Aug 2018, 17:26 Alma Hoffmann, <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I could not find how to reply to you alone Victor.
> I would be interested in participating.
>
>
> Alma
>
>
> Alma Hoffmann
>
> Assistant Professor
> VAB 348
> 501 North University Blvd
> Department of Visual Arts
> University of South Alabama
> Mobile, AL 36688
>
> p. 251-461-1437
>
>
>
> > On Aug 29, 2018, at 2:31 PM, Victor Martinez <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear list members,
> >
> >
> > This semester my colleague Lindsay Norris and I are preparing a very
> ambitious project with our second year design students.
> >
> >
> > In the last few years the topic of "decolonisation" as been much
> discussed in the design field, maybe not enough. The main conversation
> revolves around the idea that for centuries, because of power structures,
> we have been neglecting and denying other ways of knowing and understanding
> the world, therefore building it too.
> >
> >
> > The definition of colonisation that we will be working with is:
> >
> >
> > "The action of appropriating a place, mind, culture, identity or domain
> for one's own use"
> >
> >
> > In order to embrace the great diversity of this planet, we need to
> accept the idea that each one of us has to decolonise itself from different
> preconceived ideas and assumptions of why the world works and looks as it
> does.
> >
> >
> > The semester will be divided in two sections; one will deal with
> indigenous design and traditional non-western ways of knowing. We will have
> the intervention of a Kwantlen First Nation artist and we are looking for
> experts on this topic willing to share with us your view and understanding.
> We are kindly asking one hour of your time for a skype
> presentation/conversation. The dates for this will be Sep 24th (any time
> from 9 to 11 am PST) and Sep 26th (any time from 1pm to 4pm PST, we are
> located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Unceded territories of the Salish Coastal
> peoples).
> >
> >
> > The second half we want to dedicate it to women's ways of knowing. We
> recognize that the patriarchal world that we live in has denied and
> brutally obscured for centuries a unique and essential way of understanding
> our world.
> >
> >
> > It is for that reason that we want to invite different women to our
> classroom to share with the students their perspective on this idea of
> women's way of knowing. What experiences they have in their everyday living
> that are evidence of this patriarchal structure? and what ideas and
> assumptions we have to decolonise from in order to fully embrace the best
> of all us?
> >
> >
> > We are looking for women willing to share their experiences and view
> regarding the two questions above, similarly as before, we can offer one
> hour for a skype presentation/conversation.
> >
> >
> > Our course is scheduled on Mondays from 8am to 12pm and Wednesdays from
> 1pm to 5pm (Pacific Standard Time).
> >
> >
> > The sessions for our guest speakers will be on October 22nd, 24th, 29th,
> 31st, and November 5th and 7th.
> >
> >
> > I am sorry to say that we cannot financially compensate for these
> participations, no need to explain in this forum the struggles with
> academic budgets.
> >
> >
> > Please let me know if you would be interested in participating in this
> ambitious and exciting project, and if so, what day and time will suit your
> schedule best.
> >
> >
> > Any question or doubt please let me know.
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> > Victor G. Martinez Ph.D
> > Faculty & Researcher
> > Wilson School of Design
> > Kwantlen Polytechnic University
> >
> > www.kpu.ca/design
> > www.digitalphysicalities.com<http://www.digitalphysicalities.com>
> > www.victorgmartinez.com<http://www.victorgmartinez.com>
> > <http://www.trophec.com>
> > www.trophec.com<http://www.trophec.com>
> >
> >
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