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Troubling futures: can participatory design research provide a generative anthropology for the 21st century?

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posted on 2023-06-09, 00:15 authored by Ann LightAnn Light
This essay argues there is value in considering participatory design as a form of generative anthropology at a time when we recognise that we need not only to understand cultures but to change them towards sustainable living. Holding up the democratically-oriented practices of some participatory design research to definitions of anthropology allows the essay to explore the role of intervention in social process. And, challenging definitional boundaries, the essay examines design as a participatory tool for cultural change, creating and interogating futures (and the idea of futures). In analysing how designing moves towards change in the world, the essay brings together design research and concepts from anthropology to help us better understand and operationalise our interventions and pursue them in a fair and sustainable manner.

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  • Published

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Journal

Interaction Design and Architecture(s)

ISSN

1826-9745

Publisher

Roma

Volume

26

Page range

81-94

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  • Informatics Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-02-11

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2016-02-11

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-02-11

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