Tag: Dismantling

This research project seeks to explore the limitations of traditional material-based approaches to combating racism and proposes a holistic framework that addresses the root causes of racial bias and discrimination. Acknowledging that social, economic, and political systems have perpetuated racial i...

This research project seeks to explore the limitations of traditional material-based approaches to combating racism and proposes a holistic framework that addresses the root causes of racial bias and discrimination. Acknowledging that social, economic, and political systems have perpetuated racial i...

Hidden Figures, written by Margot Lee Shetterly, tells the true story of African-American women mathematicians who worked at NASA in the early days of the U.S. space program. These women and their contributions were often overlooked, and they lived in a time when both racial and gender discrimi...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ways in which my teaching practices might be reinforcing White supremacy. In particular, I’ve been thinking about how graphic design advice that I share in my classes — advice that I thought to be “neutral” and “benign&...

InJanuary of 2017, following the 2016 presidential election, I remember the devastation I felt when I learned that my mother was amongst the 53% of white women who voted for Trump. “You know, how you’re feeling right now, scared and anxious, is how I felt when Obama was elec...

Having been part of the Roman Catholic faith and possessing a deep knowledge of the Bible and its teachings, I wonder when we should boldly confront those who claim to be “Christian” without truly embodying those values. Without any belief system in place, a woman should not be compel...