Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Scholarly biography
I am a researcher and curator interested in twentieth- and twenty first-century material and visual culture, liminal spaces, speculative histories, and design futures. I have previously lived in South Korea, China, Syria and Indonesia. Currently, I am a doctoral researcher based between the University of Brighton and Victoria and Albert Museum; a university lecturer; half of the studio Geofictions with media artist Yaloo; and a Governing Board Member of yáo collaborative (formerly China Residencies). Learn more: www.zara-arshad.com.
Research interests
My PhD research project entails investigating the collection and display of Korean craft and design at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (1980-2004).
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Design (Hons), Goldsmiths, University of London
Master, History of Design, Royal College of Art
External positions
Governing Board Member, China Residencies
Trustee & Communications Officer, Design History Society
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Geofictions: Work in Progress
Arshad, Z. & Yaloo, 2021, 191 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book - authored
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Oral History and Design
Arshad, Z., 31 Mar 2021, In: Form. 291Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Population Policy Posters
Arshad, Z., 14 Sept 2021, Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births. The MIT Press, p. 67-68 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter
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Bloomsbury Design Library
Arshad, Z., 7 Feb 2019, In: Journal of Design History. 32, 1, p. 116–117Research output: Contribution to journal › Book Review
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Exhibition Review: Anni Albers, Tate Modern, London, England, October 11, 2018–January 27, 2019
Arshad, Z., 22 May 2019, In: Design and Culture.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book Review
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Archival Interactions: Performing Intersectional Counter-Archives
Zara Arshad (Participant)
2022Activity: Events › Conference
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Documenting Contemporary Design (History) in East Asia: Online Platforms as Intervention
Zara Arshad (Presenter)
2021Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Asia Culture Center
Zara Arshad (Visiting researcher)
2019Activity: Visiting position › Visiting an external academic institution