Most design education and design publications (both academic and popular) are centered in Europe and North America, which presents challenges to finding compelling and inspiring materials from other parts of the world. This guide was curated by Designed Objects faculty and Flaxman librarians. It is a non-exhaustive list to help folks learn, explore, and investigate resources that begin to broaden the scope outside Western-focused materials. Are there resources you would like to see included? We welcome you to email flaxman@saic.edu to suggest additions.
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This section is a selection of resources to explore a wide range of topics. After checking these out, the sections below have resources to help you dig deeper.
Centered by 
Decolonising Design Education by 
Cross-cultural design by 
Decolonizing design: a cultural justice guidebook by 
Design History Beyond the Canon
Design justice : community-led practices to build the worlds we need
Design Struggles : Intersecting Histories, Pedagogies, and Perspectives
India by Design: colonial history and cultural display
Lo--TEK. Design by Radical Indigenism
Rescuing All Our Futures by 
Routledge Companion to Decolonizing Art History by 
Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
An Architecture of Education by 
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Book Chapters
Articles
Coded BiasCollections + Guides + Other Resources
Below you will find resources and guides compiled by design groups, educators and university libraries. The SAIC community will have access to any free resources on these sited, but not those that we do no license.
