Christin Essin is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Theatre History at Vanderbilt University, USA.

"The originality of this lucid study by Essin is how she places that aesthetic movement in a broader cultural context ... Essin's research is thorough, her writing is engaging, and her insights are rewarding. Summing Up: Recommended. For all academic, general, and professional/practitioner audiences." - CHOICE

• Introduction: Design as Cultural History 1. The Designer as Author 2. The Designer as Cultural Critic 3. The Designer as Activist 4. The Designer as Entrepreneur 5. The Designer as Global Cartographer

Christin Essin is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Theatre History at Vanderbilt University, USA.

"The originality of this lucid study by Essin is how she places that aesthetic movement in a broader cultural context ... Essin's research is thorough, her writing is engaging, and her insights are rewarding. Summing Up: Recommended. For all academic, general, and professional/practitioner audiences." - CHOICE

• Introduction: Design as Cultural History 1. The Designer as Author 2. The Designer as Cultural Critic 3. The Designer as Activist 4. The Designer as Entrepreneur 5. The Designer as Global Cartographer