A Japanese and English bilingual book about the history and context of institutional white supremacy and Westernization in the Japanese design industry. The self-published book — crowdfunded via Kickstarter — uses several case studies to explore the historical context of racism in Japan and America and was created to be used as a resource to encourage conversation and discourse.
『サラリーマンはなぜサーフボードを抱えるのか?』は、日本のデザイン業界における構造的な白人至上主義と西洋化の歴史と文脈について書かれた日英バイリンガルの本である。Kickstarterを介してクラウドファンディングを行ったこの自費出版本は、日本とアメリカにおける人種差別の歴史的背景を探るため、いくつかのケーススタディを用いており、会話や議論を促すために作られた一冊。
Client
Self-initiated
Services
Writing, Research, Book Design
Year
2021
Self-initiated
Services
Writing, Research, Book Design
Year
2021
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Japanese Translation & Editing
Yuto Miyamoto
Japanese Proofreading
VERITA CORPORATION
English Editing & Proofreading
Louis Block
Printing
Hakkou Bijutsu (株)八紘美術
Research Advisory
Ian Lynam
Yuto Miyamoto
Japanese Proofreading
VERITA CORPORATION
English Editing & Proofreading
Louis Block
Printing
Hakkou Bijutsu (株)八紘美術
Research Advisory
Ian Lynam