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Books that
Teach BIPOC Design History

We have always been designers.

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The Black Experience in Design

Anne H. Berry, Kareem Collie

This anthology gathers research, teaching practices, personal accounts, and conversations about design from Black and African diasporic perspectives.

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When Ivory Towers Were Black

Sharon Egretta Sutton, James Stewart Polshek

Sharon Egretta Sutton documents efforts to expand minority participation and community involvement at Columbia University’s architecture school during the Black Power era.

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The Women

Hilton Als

Hilton Als combines memoir and criticism in portraits examining how race, gender, and sexuality shaped his subjects’ lives and his own.

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Race After the Internet

Lisa Nakamura, Peter Chow-White

Essays examine how digital media, online platforms, gaming, infrastructure, and biotechnology shape racial identity, representation, and surveillance.

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How to

Michael Bierut

Michael Bierut presents more than thirty-five graphic design projects, explaining their development and the ideas behind his design practice.

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