Resistance, Social Reproduction and Emerging Commitments for Collaborative Design from the Margins

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Description

The paper introduces two design research cases tracing how the concepts and experiences of resistance and social reproduction can help design research be- come a more assertive part of the coding that interprets, exposes and disputes social reality, particularly in Latin America. Through reflections on (1) a design intervention contributing to an Indigenous popular education initiative in the Ecuadorian Amazon and (2) a series of ongoing public space design interventions taking place in colonias populares of Mexico City, we propose four interrelated commitments (visibility, sus- tainment, tensions and collectivity) to orient ourselves in understanding what it actu- ally takes to build knowledge and create resources together.
Period25 Jun 2022
Event titleDesign Research Society International Conference
Event typeConference
Conference number25
LocationBilbao, SpainShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • design commitments
  • Latin America
  • resistance
  • Social reproduction