Marianne Mcara
Marianne Mcara
- Transformation Design Lecturer and Subject Lead
- Professional Title
- Research Teaching Fellow
- Job Title
- Transformation Design Lecturer and Subject Lead
- School or Academic Area
- School of Innovation and Technology
- m.mcara@gsa.ac.uk
- Professional Address
- 167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G3 6RQ
- Country
- Scotland
Biography
The thematic focus of my work is on creative youth engagement and design pedagogy. Positioned in the field of Design Innovation and as a practice-based researcher, my work is aligned to Participatory Design and methodologically follows Action Research approaches. I have a keen interest in research ethics, developing innovative tools and techniques for creative engagement and new forms of studio-based collaboration. I teach and supervise on the Master of Research and PhD programmes; Master of Design Innovation (subject lead for Transformation Design); and Master of European Design at The Glasgow School of Art.
Latest Additions
- Mcara, Marianne (2026) Generative AI and the Climate Crisis: materialising AI literacy through design. In: Digital Design for Planetary Care: The Hidden Environmental Cost of the Digital World. Bloomsbury, London.
- Mcara, Marianne and McHattie, Lynn-Sayers (2025) Engaging Young People in Heritage Contexts: design-led approaches to support collaborative participation within the cultural sector. In: Routledge Handbook of Co-creation and Collaboration in Museums, Heritage and the Arts. Routledge, London. ISBN 9781003222804 (eBook)
- Teo, Wendy, McHattie, Lynn-Sayers, Dewanggamanik, Gamia and Mcara, Marianne (2024) Serumpun: crafts across borders. B. Crafts Atelier, Borneo. ISBN 978-629-98857-0-2
- Mcara, Marianne, McHattie, Lynn-Sayers, Teo, Wendy and Dewanggamanik, Gamia (2023) Impact Report: Cultural Assets & Vernacular Materials: exploring sustainability challenges in the creative economy (SE Asia) through creative practice. Project Report. The Glasgow School of Art.
- Ross, Kirsty, Mcara, Marianne, Chokappa, Anushree, Papanastasatou, Marily, Baumhauer, Caroline, Yegenoglu, Leon, Campbell, John and McGowan, Stevie (2023) Collaborative Futures: Open Citizenship and Data Experiences in Glasgow 2032. Project Report. GSA, Glasgow.
- Mcara, Marianne, McHattie, Lynn-Sayers, Dewanggamanik, Gamia and Wendy, Teo (2022) Serumpun: crafts across borders. Borneo Cultures Museum, 3rd December 2022 onwards
- Teal, Gemma, Mcara, Marianne, Riddell, Julie, Flowers, Paul, Coia, Nicky and McDaid, Lisa (2022) Integrating and Producing Evidence through Participatory Design. CoDesign, 19 (2). pp. 110-127. ISSN 1571-0882
- Ross, Kirsty, Mcara, Marianne and Stewart, Lydia (2022) Glasgow's Food Future(s) Local Neighbourhoods of Social Innovation in 2031.
- Ross, Kirsty, McGowan, Stevie, Mcara, Marianne, Moreaud, Mafalda, Fong, Amandine, Hamilton, Heather, Jamieson, Chris, Roche, Hannah, Stewart, Lydia and Upsdale, Katie (2022) Glasgow's Food Future(s) Local Neighbourhoods of Social Innovation in 2031. Project Report. The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow.
- Mcara, Marianne, Broadley, Cara, Simms, Harriet, Prosser, Zoe and Teal, Gemma (2021) Designing Distributed Community Participation. Project Report. GSA, Glasgow.
