Congratulations Dr. Lilja!

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Mineral Matterings: Diffractive Practices of Design makes design perceptible as a source of concern, part of the extractivist logic. Through two projects, “Walking with Minerals” and “Critical Clay,” Lilja has invited participants to encounter mineral matter in more nuanced ways rather than just as passive resources to be exploited. Drawing from the feminist posthumanities, geology, and agential realism, Lilja introduces "diffractive practices of design"—a relational approach examining mineral matter and materials’ complex entanglements that extend beyond human-centered perspectives.

Read the thesis here: Mineral Matterings : Diffractive Practices of Design