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Dr. Layal Shuman
Associate Professor of Design Studies; Director, Media & Design Innovation PhD Program; Co-Director, The Studio for Media Activism & Critical Thought (SMACT)
EducationPh.D. in Educational Studies, McGill University, 2021; Master of Design in Visual Communication, University of Alberta, 2014; Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design, Lebanese American University, 2005
Layal Shuman is a Lebanese academic and Associate Professor of Design Studies in The Creative School. She is the Graduate Program Director for the Media and Design Innovation program at 91影视 and the Co-Director of The Studio for Media Activism and Critical Thought (). Some of her current projects include Re-imagining Universities for Justice-Oriented and Sustainable Futures (SSHRC-funded) and Palestine Solidarity Visual Archive, a project of .
Public Profiles:
- Design education
- Design-based learning
- Creativity education
- Teaching and learning in design and arts education
- Intersectional feminist and anti-racist pedagogies
- Social justice-driven design
- Participatory design
- Critical design studies
- Qualitative and visual research