Shashi Cullinan Cook is a lecturer in Contextual Studies at the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Jewellery Design and Manufacture. After studying Fine Art, she graduated in 2009 with a Master’s in Art History and Visual Culture, and will graduate in October 2021 with a PhD in Education.
Cullinan Cook’s doctoral research, on the knowledges that first-year art and design students bring to their university studies, grew from her work as an educator, as a research assistant on the South African Rurality in Higher Education (SARiHE) project, and as the managing editor of the SOTL in the South journal.
DEFSA promotes relevant research with the focus on design + education through its biennial conferences, to promote professionalism, accountability and ethics in the education of young designers. Our next conference is a hybrid event. See above for details.
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