by Dr Cathy Gale – Kingston School of Art on Thursday 23rd July, at 10.00 – 11.00, the talk takes place Free University of Bozen–Bolzano, Italy, in room F4.01. You can join online via this Teams Link.
Dr Cathy Gale will share with us her research through design pedagogy and practice that focus on eco-social imaginaries. Dr Gale’s research concerns critical approaches to design as a social praxis through para-fiction, near-future thinking (Festival of Futures, Tomorrow’s News Today) and the socio-political dimensions of visual symbols (Future Flags). Long-term research interests feature the eco-social imaginary as collaborative tool for envisioning new formulations of sustainable futures in partnership with diverse communities of practice, including third sector organisations. Research through radical design pedagogies led Cathy to co-create the Alternative Art School (2014 –19) and Offshore Art School (2021– 24) with students as co-researchers.
Dr Cathy Gale (MA: RCA / SFHEA / FRSA) is Course Leader for MA Graphic Design, and PhD supervisor (Kingston School of Art, London); external examiner (Chelsea College of Art & Design, UAL) and Glasgow School of Art. Cathy is a London-based graphic artist, design researcher and educator whose practice is focused on critical design fiction and radical pedagogies in/with diverse communities through performative practice and speculative play.