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Abstract
In this paper we present and propose the concept of Emancipatory Design (ED), which is an alternative way of thinking about the human being and the ever intricate relations between people, design, architecture and the built environment. The paper is given the form of a manifesto and has the overall aim to reflect critically on the possibility of design as a practice that potentially carry emancipatory effects in the everyday lives of particular human beings. Defining ED, we draw on notions from philosophy and the history of ideas to challenge the concept of human disability often at play in writings concerned with design and architecture. This approach allows for a provocative, disruptive and experimental attempt to relativize and cancel the notion of disability – and, subsequently, to explore the possibilities inherent to this maneuver in the realm of design thinking. With ED we propose a concept that works as a contribution to the community engaged in Universal Design (UD), as well as a gentle objection and critique of the abstract and intangible element of universality at play within this tradition.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Transforming our World through Universal Design for Human Development : Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Universal Design (UD2022) |
Editors | Ilaria Garofolo, Giulia Bencini, Alberto Arenghi |
Number of pages | 9 |
Volume | 297 |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
Publisher | IOS Press |
Publication date | 2 Sept 2022 |
Pages | 3-11 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-64368-304-1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-64368-305-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Sept 2022 |
Event | Fifth International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA2022) - Aalborg, Denmark Duration: 6 Jul 2022 → 8 Jul 2022 Conference number: 5 |
Conference
Conference | Fifth International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA2022) |
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Number | 5 |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Aalborg |
Period | 06/07/2022 → 08/07/2022 |
Series | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
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Volume | 297 |
ISSN | 0926-9630 |
Keywords
- Emancipatory Design
- Critical and Existential Design
- Speculative Design
- Universal Design
- Manifesto
- (dis)Ability
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Research lab in user perspectives and qualitative methodologies: Architecture, the built environment & universal design
Rasmussen, J. D. (PI)
01/02/2022 → 30/11/2024
Project: Research
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The Emancipatory Design Manifesto: Let's Suppose that Disability Does Not Exist
Rasmussen, J. D. (Lecturer) & Torkildsby, A. B. (Lecturer)
7 Sept 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Sixth International Conference on Universal Design
Rasmussen, J. D. (Participant)
7 Sept 2022 → 9 Sept 2022Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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The Role of Critical Design in Active Ageing Societies
Rasmussen, J. D. (Lecturer)
9 Jun 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations