Design and Political Dissent: Spaces, Visuals, Materialities Contributor(s): Traganou, Jilly (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815374224 ISBN-13: 9780815374220 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Design | History & Criticism - Art | Art & Politics - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
Dewey: 701.03 |
LCCN: 2020025274 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (1.94 lbs) 324 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book examines, through an interdisciplinary lens, the relationship between political dissent and processes of designing. In the past twenty years, theorists of social movements have noted a diversity of visual and performative manifestations taking place in protest, while the fields of design, broadly defined, have been characterized by a growing interest in activism. The book's premise stems from the recognition that material engagement and artifacts have the capacity to articulate political arguments or establish positions of disagreement. Its contributors look at a wide array of material practices generated by both professional and nonprofessional design actors around the globe, exploring case studies that vary from street protests and encampments to design pedagogy and community-empowerment projects. For students and scholars of design studies, urbanism, visual culture, politics, and social movements, this book opens up new perspectives on design and its place in contemporary politics. |