Prof. Dr. Sarah Owens is an educator, researcher and Professor of Visual Communication at Zurich University of the Arts. She focuses on social and anthropological aspects of the history, production and circulation of visual artifacts. In particular, she is interested in marginalized or hidden epistemologies and practices, in processes of unlearning and decentering knowledge, and in educating for uncertain times. Owens has chaired several academic symposia and has edited and contributed to several volumes on design research, history and theory.