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Podcast: Diseño y Diáspora
Episode: 480. Decolonial design education and research (Finland). A panel with Jimena Califa, Andrea Botero Cabrera y Florencia Quesada-Avendaño
Description: Jimena Califa (UN Global Pulse), Andrea Botero Cabrera (Aalto University) and Florencia Quesada- Avendaño (Helsinki University) reflect on decolonial practices in design, research and education. The panel took place in Aalto University, in Finland. This panel was an initiative of SUR collective, a group of students and researchers striving for decolonial practices and aiming to respond to the hegemonic narratives of the North.
This panel opens a discussion about the issue of decolonizing design education and practices within the Finnish context, with insights from active educators and professionals from the Global South. The central concern revolves around the p...