AREA 30 JOURNAL DOSSIER
ACTIVIST DESIGN
We invite authors to submit original research for the Dossier “Activist Design“, aimed at collecting experiences in which designers (including in this term artists, urban planners, landscapers, architects) propose changes and consolidate them over time. An interdisciplinary exchange integrating proposals, the positions, the collaborations, the methods, the practices, the evolutions, and the failures. We aspire to understand, how is activism understood in the field of design? What is the situation of activist design nowadays? Who are the interpreters? How do design and activism dialogue and get the most out of each other? What makes designers call themselves activists? What are the limits between activist design, Design for Social Innovation, and social design? And the Inclusive Design? What are the causes that worth the fight in different territories? Have the strategies of activist design changed with the incorporation of new supports and media and with the transformation of social struggles and resistance strategies? And the gender perspective, is it activism? How is activist design in universities and design schools? Can activist design be taught? Is there an activist aesthetic? Does activist design fit within the parameters of what has always been considered “good design principles” or does it have its own frameworks?
We are interested in represents a variety of approaches and causes such as design with a gender perspective, inclusive design, design for peace. And at the same time, the basic rights: the right to housing, education, food, health, and others. This Dossier aim to show documents and reflect on real projects that have improved living conditions on the planet.
Guest editors:
Dr. Raquel Pelta, Universitat de Barcelona, Faculty of Fine Arts.
Dr. Mariana Salgado, Ministry of the Interior, Finland. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
Deadline for paper submission: August 31st, 2023.
Articles can be sent from the following button, indicating in the subject “Article for evaluation Dossier – Activist Design“:
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GENERAL TOPIC
We invite the community to send texts related to architecture, urban planning, graphic, industrial, product, clothing, textile and multimedia design.
PRESENTATION
The articles sent must meet the following basic conditions:
- Original, unpublished articles, that are not participating in another evaluation process.
- Word format or compatible, size A4, body type 12 with simple line spacing and respect for AREA’s general rules,
- The main language of the journal is Spanish, although original articles in Portuguese and English are also accepted. The articles must have a minimum of 4000 words and a maximum of 8,000 words.
- For the first instance, the file will be sent with the images included in low resolution. High resolution will be required only for publication.
- In all cases, the articles will be accompanied by a summary of no more than 100 words in the original language and its corresponding translation into English; if the original language is English or Portuguese, the summary must also be in Spanish.
- A list of 5 keywords based on the terminological use of the Vitruvian Network.
THE CALL FOR GENERAL TOPIC ARTICLES IS PERMANENTLY OPEN WITHOUT SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
Articles can be sent from the following button, indicating in the subject “Article for evaluation – General topic“:
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