Irma Puškarević
Wichita State University, School of Art, Design & Creative Industries, Assistant Professor / Area Head
Irma worked as teaching assistant at the Department of Graphic Engineering and Design, University of Novi Sad while she was acquiring her PhD degree, during which time she published scientific papers and co-authored a textbook on type and typography. As a member of Alphabettes, a global network that supports women in type related practices and research, Irma is an active participant in the network’s mentorship program. She served and continues to serve on multiple committee’s for advancing education and research including advisory boards for curriculum review and scientific conferences, as well as university committees for DEI and student retention.
In recent years, Irma’s research focus has been on mapping the history of graphic communication and typography in Southeast Europe with the goal of developing a research framework for the region’s typographic cultural heritage. In her pedagogical work, she has been dedicated to developing an educational framework for the classroom of change and innovation centered around curiosity and experimentation.
Currently, she holds a position as an assistant professor and Area Head of graphic design at the School of Art, Design, and Creative Industries, Wichita State University, USA. She is working towards her tenure.
In recent years, Irma’s research focus has been on mapping the history of graphic communication and typography in Southeast Europe with the goal of developing a research framework for the region’s typographic cultural heritage. In her pedagogical work, she has been dedicated to developing an educational framework for the classroom of change and innovation centered around curiosity and experimentation.
Currently, she holds a position as an assistant professor and Area Head of graphic design at the School of Art, Design, and Creative Industries, Wichita State University, USA. She is working towards her tenure.
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In the paper, I initially lean on Braidotti’s view on ‘posthumanism’ as a navigational tool to explore and expand the field by “comparing notes” across disciplines. Building upon this notion of comparing notes, I consider Leonidas’s reflections on typography which highlight historical and cultural complexities of the field. Their two theoretical standpoints support the main purpose of this paper which is to explore intersecting points between typography and other disciplines. I provide a very brief, and potentially very experimental, proposition of intersectionality between postdigital condition, reimagining of the archives, and typography as a culture-defining element.
This paper is featured in an online volume Perspectives on Visual Learning, Vol. 5. edited by Petra Aczél, András Benedek, and Kristóf Nyíri.
In the paper, I initially lean on Braidotti’s view on ‘posthumanism’ as a navigational tool to explore and expand the field by “comparing notes” across disciplines. Building upon this notion of comparing notes, I consider Leonidas’s reflections on typography which highlight historical and cultural complexities of the field. Their two theoretical standpoints support the main purpose of this paper which is to explore intersecting points between typography and other disciplines. I provide a very brief, and potentially very experimental, proposition of intersectionality between postdigital condition, reimagining of the archives, and typography as a culture-defining element.
This paper is featured in an online volume Perspectives on Visual Learning, Vol. 5. edited by Petra Aczél, András Benedek, and Kristóf Nyíri.