Speakers

Marcia Higuchi is a communication designer, design educator and researcher originally from São Paulo, Brazil. She holds a bachelor’s in design - Visual Communication from UNESP and a Master of Design at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Marcia worked as an art director in agencies in São Paulo and owned her personal Design Studio with a partner. She currently holds an Assistant Professor position at the Graphic and Digital Design department at the University of the Fraser Valley.

Her research is focused on relational, dialogical practices and reflexive approach, focusing on critical pedagogies of empowerment. She investigates the importance of self-awareness, storytelling and how our own experiences are brought into a broader understanding of our social relations that can affect our sense of interdependence and belonging to nature.