Curious Story Lab

Kelly Walters: Building New Forms of Knowledge Part 1

Episode Summary

"Curious Story Lab" is a podcast that explores visionaries' of color working to reshape the future of our world. In this season, we explore the concept of "Futuring," delving deep into the stories of creators whose work shifts the narrative around design in the present and offers a glimpse into the future of their field.

Episode Notes

We’re doing a book give away. All you need to do is leave us a review on Apple Podcast, share what you learned from listening to Kellys’ chat with me, then take a screenshot of your review, and email us at curiousstory21@gmail.com. From this pool we will randomly select two winners, for Black, Brown, Latinx Design Educators. Please don’t just say I like this book, we need you to share more in your review. And this is a great book.
In Part 1 of our two part episode, Building New Forms of Knowledge, I chat with Kelly Walters. A designer, curator, writer and educator, she is currently a Professor at Parsons the New School in New York City, where she teaches Graphic Design, and Visual Culture. Walters takes a deep dive, sharing her critical voice on the intersection of visual culture, design and race, plus a look at her curatorial practice.

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Credits::

For our more on Kelly Walters: 
Bright Polka Dot
BlackExperienceinDesign.com
Instagram: Bright Polk Dot
Black Visual Cultural
Twitter: @brightpolkadot

Books:
Black, Brown, Latinx Design Educators: Conversations on Design and Race
(Princeton Architectural Press, 2021)
Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression + Reflection, Co-Editor
(Allsworth Press, 2022)

Exhibitions: 
Cast of Colored Stars, Parsons the New School, January 24 -March 01, 2022 

Writings:

Open Dialogue: Artists + Designers of Afro-Caribbean Descent

On Breaking Down Power Structures, Navigating Tokenism + Building Community in Design Education

, Co-Authored with Anoushka Khandwala