Turn on the news today and the language of revolution, revolt and protests is everywhere. Exploring the impact of these movements, and their material and symbolic forms, is critical in our current landscape. In this course we will examine the recent global wave of mass uprisings through the lens of design: its artifacts, symbols, systems of meaning and significance. The class will also explore how form and function intersect with culture, politics, economy, society, and technology to shape and express resistance. Artifacts of study will range from looking at the megaphone and its resonance, the keffiyeh as a symbol of change, everyday objects that were transformed into barricades, shelters and street sculptures or umbrellas protecting demonstrators from tear gas, within others. We will look at how these objects embody urgency, creativity, care and even humor! We will also pay particular attention to sensory modalities of protest by delving deeper into the sounds, textures, movements and atmospheres that constitute the revolutionary experience. By exploring various acts of civil disobedience through the lens of material culture we can illustrate and expand on the role that design plays - not only in defining products but as an agent of change helping to reshape politics, communication and collective imagination for a more just social order. Through hands-on learning, readings, lectures, research and creative work, students will explore the emerging patterns of global uprisings and develop a final project inspired by these inquiries, in the medium of their choice.