As this is a pre-existing, required course within the Bachelor of Interior Design degree structure, I am required to work in a new way within the course’s existing survey formulation (1750 to today). Using themes to organize the weekly sessions rather than time periods seemed to be the best plan. Rather than topics of periodization, style, or geography, I have decided to present the course according to ontological considerations of interiority. The themes I have chosen for F24 are:
- Embodied Interiors
- Scent and Senses
- Interiors and Food
- Spaces of Care and Rest
- Spaces of Work
- Spaces of Learning
- Interiors at Night
- Expanded Practices in Interior Design
In my teaching practice I have been influenced by Lois Weinthal’s 2011 reader Toward a new interior: an anthology of interior design theory (1st ed.). Princeton Architectural Press. Weinthal clusters her readings according to themes that emanate from the body outwards to the building envelope and the urban context. While this scalar model has been useful for theory class, for history class I want to explore issues rooted in a critique of colonial (and post colonial) power structures such as indigeneity, race, gender, class, resource use, etc. I will try to balance iconic examples with non-Eurocentric case studies and introduce new research that is re-shaping the field.
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