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The reading-based presentation should include answers to these questions: who are the authors? where do they work? what concepts do they propose? what year was the document published? what was the context at the time of publication? what are other contemporary theorists and practitioners perspectives on the authors proposal? what influence did the proposal have? what was your research process to go over your findings? how can you apply the proposed ideas in your design work or others' design work? how can you challenge the ideas presented?
The project-based presentation should include at least 5 projects illustrating each topic, that are gender-balanced, from various countries of origin. Projects can be taken in design, art, ethnography, science and other disciplines. What 'taxonomy' can you provide to categorize the 5+ projects? How these 5+ projects help get a sense of the field that you're presenting? ? How do they relate to the topic of the week and the readings of that week?
- Final Essay
The essay is a final 3000-words essay with a diversity of sources and bibliography (classified by genre: book, book chapter, journal article, conference article, academic thesis, newspaper article, web article, etc).
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by Alessa Gassman & Michael Schönenberger
Week 4 - WednesdayMonday, 1816.10.17 - InstabilityInstability (Class takes place on Stromboli)
Readings:
Latour, Bruno. 2000. "Sharing responsibility: Farewell to the sublime". In Reset Modernity! MIT Press. 167-171.
Pickering, Andrew. 2013. "Being in an environment: a performative perspective". Natures Sciences Sociétés 21. 77-83.
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by Daniel Holler & Vinzenz Leutenegger
Week 6 - WednesdayTuesday, 131.1110.17 - Matrix (Class takes place in Kunstraum)
Lecture: Historical overview II - Modern Times
Readings:
Lindtner, Silvia, Bardzell, S. & Bardzel, J. 2016. “Reconstituting the Utopian Vision of Making: HCI After Technosolutionism”. In CHI ‘16.
Foucault, Michel, Martin, L. H., Gutman, H., & Hutton, P. H. 1988. Technologies of the self. A seminar with Michel Foucault. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. pp16-39.
by Manuel Leuthold & Michael Schönenberger
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by Tobias Dupuch, Shaën Reinhart & Dyon Ruiter
Week 7 - WednesdayThursday, 2223.11.17 - Materiality (room change 5T09)
Lecture: Historical overview III - Fabrication 2010 - 2016Arash Adel, ' Encoding Design'.
Readings:
Susanne Kuchler. "Technological Materiality Beyond the Dualist Paradigm"
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by Adrienn Bodor & Ismael Möri
Essay Proposal Deadline:
You'll present in class your essay proposal (3mn) which should include: On half-page, present the topic area with reference to literature, an abstract of approx. 8-10 sentences, and your the rough structure / structure of the essay in key points. You'll present in class your essay proposal in a couple sentences (1mn each).
Week 8 - Wednesday, 29.11.17 - Disruption
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