Clever Design in Critical Times

Conceptualizing the Callidocene

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

AvMilena Radzikowska,Stan Ruecker,Guilherme Meyer,Teresa M. Dobson

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This edited volume identifies and establishes the idea of the Callidocene, which the authors position as an epoch that both includes and extends beyond the current conception of the Anthropocene. While the word ‘Anthropocene’ has become strongly associated with concerns over humanity’s impact on the planet, contributors turn instead to the Callidocene—intended to encompass human, machine, and system cleverness— to emphasize the hopeful and positive aspects of human influence on the world. Contributors posit that designers in particular have increasingly attempted to consider the impact of their work on society, culture, and the environment, and this book will contribute to this conversation through its analyses of a wide range of topics, including complexity in design, media toxicity, and community innovation in sustainability. Collectively, contributions to this volume highlight the potential of human cleverness to address - or even reverse- the damage we’ve inflicted on both ourselves and our planet. Scholars of sociology, environmental studies, cultural studies, media studies, and communication will find this book of particular interest.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-10-16
Mått160 x 232 x 20 mm
Vikt480 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor232
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666962291

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Teresa M. Dobson is director of the Master of Educational Technology Program and professor of language and literacy education at the University of British Columbia.Guilherme Meyer is a designer, educator and researcher.Milena Radzikowska is an established researcher in humanities-based data visualization, feminist human-computer interaction (HCI), and interface design for decision support.Stan Ruecker is an international design research consultant.

IntroductionBeing Affected by the AnthropoceneGuilherme Englert Corrêa MeyerPart One: ComplexityChapter OneFraming Anthropocene with Experimental PrototypingGuilherme Englert Corrêa MeyerChapter TwoThe Three Approaches to Complexity in Design: Design as Configuration, Execution, and AttributionCliff Shin and Juan SalamancaChapter Three(Re)Designing Intersectional Feminist Futures: “Vital Structuring” as Critical PraxisBrianna I. WiensChapter FourRe-stitching Texts: A Geography of Fragmentation in Five MovementsTeresa M. DobsonPart Two: TechneChapter FiveGraphic Design from the Perspective of Contemporary Technological RelationshipsJuan De La RosaChapter SixDesign and Machine Learning: Tipping the balance toward the CallidoceneGerry DerksenChapter Seven“We Still Don’t Understand We’re at War”: Media Toxicity and Social Media Disinformation EcologiesShana MacDonald and Brianna I. WiensPart Three: ActionChapter EightA Project May Be More Than You Think It IsRicardo Triska and Stan RueckerChapter NineAre Surveys Necessary? Designing Virtual Environments for Participatory ResearchColter WehmeierChapter TenRide the Bullet: An Introduction to Design ReadingMilena Radzikowska and Stan RueckerChapter ElevenDesigning Futures and Framing Worlds: Posthuman Worldbuilding in Speculative Comics Created by YouthsAndrea Hoff and Teresa M. DobsonConclusionWhy the Callidocene?Stan Ruecker