Abstract
As a twentieth-century design staple, the telephone booth encompasses architecture, urban planning, and communication technologies. I aim to establish a material semiotics of the historical artefact by considering a case study
of a 1980s controversy in Copenhagen involving the “failed” Question Mark. By drawing on ANT (actor-network theory), I identify three “matters of concern” at play in the controversy: terrorism, disability, and Danish Design. In the analysis, a multiplicity of human and non-human actors are shown to act in the ongoing process of designing for public spaces.
of a 1980s controversy in Copenhagen involving the “failed” Question Mark. By drawing on ANT (actor-network theory), I identify three “matters of concern” at play in the controversy: terrorism, disability, and Danish Design. In the analysis, a multiplicity of human and non-human actors are shown to act in the ongoing process of designing for public spaces.
| Bidragets oversatte titel | Når døre fjernes for vores sikkerhed: Telefonboksens materielle semiotik |
|---|---|
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
| Tidsskrift | Design and Culture |
| Vol/bind | 11 |
| Udgave nummer | 2 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 213-236 |
| Antal sider | 24 |
| ISSN | 1754-7075 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 4 maj 2019 |
Emneord
- ANT
- urban planning
- terrorism
- collective action
- Information and communication technologies (ICT)
- disability
- material semiotics