Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds
(Part of the New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century Series)
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In Designs for the Pluriverse Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory and practice aimed at channeling design's world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing that are deeply attuned to justice and the Earth. Noting that most design-from consumer goods and digital technologies to built environments-currently serves capitalist ends, Escobar argues for the development of an "autonomous design" that eschews commercial and modernizing...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822371057
ISBN13:9780822371052
Release Date:March 2018
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Environmentalism Ontology Social Movements Non-Fiction Design Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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