Participatory Design and Social Transformation introduces theories and
methodologies for using image-oriented narratives as modes of inquiry
and proposition toward greater justice and equity for society and the
environment.
Participatory artistic- and design-based research encounters - being,
making, and learning with people, things, and situations - are explored
through practices that utilize image-oriented and cinematic narratives.
Collaborative alliances are invited to consider aesthetics, visuality,
attunement, reflection, reciprocity, and care as a means for
transdisciplinary approaches that foster generative and ethically
responsible conditions toward collective liberation. The design of
spectacles is proposed as a way for collective movements to affectively
contribute to positive systemic changes from the ground up. In this way,
Participatory Design and Social Transformation bridges contemporary
advances in design theory and practice with media and art theory, the
human and social sciences, and a pedagogy of interdependence.
Participatory Design and Social Transformation will be of great interest
to both professional and academic communities, providing resources for
researchers, artists, designers, activists, students, educators, and
leaders engaged with initiatives for transformation.