Sticks + Stones 2010 will gather design students from China, Turkey, Germany, and the United States to follow a collaborative curriculum that sometimes requires risk-taking and confrontation on the way to understanding between individuals and groups. The curriculum will include traditional studio work, participation in online forums, and an international symposium in Berlin. This vibrant yet historically conflict-ridden city provides an appropriate backdrop for a curriculum addressing individual identity, propaganda, and the potential perpetuation of stereotypes by communication designers.
Through design projects and forthright discussions about image perceptions, faculty will challenge students to (re)evaluate the stereotypes they hold of others, analyze the potentially unethical and stereotypical messages in contemporary design works, and then create small group and collective pieces in response to issues of stereotyping as it impacts views of immigration. Visits to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, the Holocaust Memorial, and the Jewish Museum will enrich the students’ work and discussions. Online interaction will play a significant role in facilitating group participation and in extending the project to a wider audience. Project followers will be able to track the progress and observations of students as well as add their voice to the dialogue.
Sticks + Stones 2010
Sticks + Stones 2010 will gather design students from China, Turkey, Germany, and the United States to follow a collaborative curriculum that sometimes requires risk-taking and confrontation on the way to understanding between individuals and groups. The curriculum will include traditional studio work, participation in online forums, and an international symposium in Berlin. This vibrant yet historically conflict-ridden city provides an appropriate backdrop for a curriculum addressing individual identity, propaganda, and the potential perpetuation of stereotypes by communication designers.
Through design projects and forthright discussions about image perceptions, faculty will challenge students to (re)evaluate the stereotypes they hold of others, analyze the potentially unethical and stereotypical messages in contemporary design works, and then create small group and collective pieces in response to issues of stereotyping as it impacts views of immigration. Visits to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, the Holocaust Memorial, and the Jewish Museum will enrich the students’ work and discussions. Online interaction will play a significant role in facilitating group participation and in extending the project to a wider audience. Project followers will be able to track the progress and observations of students as well as add their voice to the dialogue.