TIME FOR DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

The essay draws on two recent meetings of scholars and practitioners at the meeting point of anthropology and design to sketch out the emerging field of design anthropology. It suggests that this new field offers a practical philosophy through which to engage with the multiple crises of global socie...

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Main Author: Eeva Berglund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Suomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society) 2016-01-01
Series:Suomen Antropologi
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/59048/20440
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description The essay draws on two recent meetings of scholars and practitioners at the meeting point of anthropology and design to sketch out the emerging field of design anthropology. It suggests that this new field offers a practical philosophy through which to engage with the multiple crises of global society. The text connects the rise of design anthropological work with the growing socioeconomic significance of design, but also with the concept of the Anthropocene and the question of how human design shapes planet Earth. If the interchange between designers and anthropologists currently underway is forceful, it is in the conceptual features of design as a human activity that its appeal seems to lie, whether one is seeking to understand social change today or seeking to renew scholarship.
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TIME FOR DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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design
design anthropology
environment
futures
change making
title TIME FOR DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
title_full TIME FOR DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
title_fullStr TIME FOR DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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title_short TIME FOR DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
title_sort time for design anthropology reflections from the point of view of environmental change
topic design
design anthropology
environment
futures
change making
url https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/59048/20440
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