Understanding culture as a project
This article argues that, in collaboration with Indigenous [and non-Western local] communities, social designers should approach “culture” not only as a form of heritage that should be preserved and transmitted, but also as a project that weaves together heritage, current material circumstances, and...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2463915f67e24935b88282ec2339c862 2023-05-15T15:26:16+02:00 Understanding culture as a project Renata M. Leitão Solen Roth 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.2683 https://doaj.org/article/2463915f67e24935b88282ec2339c862 DA EN NB NN SV dan eng nob nno swe Formakademisk, Oslo https://journals.oslomet.no/index.php/formakademisk/article/view/2683 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-9515 doi:10.7577/formakademisk.2683 1890-9515 https://doaj.org/article/2463915f67e24935b88282ec2339c862 FORMakademisk, Vol 13, Iss 5 (2020) participatory action research Indigenous communities self-determination culture and futurity design and social innovation Arts in general NX1-820 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.2683 2022-12-31T09:52:50Z This article argues that, in collaboration with Indigenous [and non-Western local] communities, social designers should approach “culture” not only as a form of heritage that should be preserved and transmitted, but also as a project that weaves together heritage, current material circumstances, and desirable ideas for the future. We therefore examine the notion that every culture is intrinsically oriented towards the future, representing a trajectory that links the past to a projected ideal of well-being. Thus, cultural diversity leads to numerous trajectories and distinct futures, contrary to the colonial ideology according to which only one trajectory is possible: that which adheres to the project of eurocentric modernity. Based on a participatory research action project called Tapiskwan, which focused on the aspirations of the Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok, we propose that the ultimate goal of social designers should be to nurture local communities’ capacity to (re)create their own autonomous trajectories, in pursuit of the good life as their culture defines it. Article in Journal/Newspaper atikamekw Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles FormAkademisk - forskningstidsskrift for design og designdidaktikk 13 5 |
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This article argues that, in collaboration with Indigenous [and non-Western local] communities, social designers should approach “culture” not only as a form of heritage that should be preserved and transmitted, but also as a project that weaves together heritage, current material circumstances, and desirable ideas for the future. We therefore examine the notion that every culture is intrinsically oriented towards the future, representing a trajectory that links the past to a projected ideal of well-being. Thus, cultural diversity leads to numerous trajectories and distinct futures, contrary to the colonial ideology according to which only one trajectory is possible: that which adheres to the project of eurocentric modernity. Based on a participatory research action project called Tapiskwan, which focused on the aspirations of the Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok, we propose that the ultimate goal of social designers should be to nurture local communities’ capacity to (re)create their own autonomous trajectories, in pursuit of the good life as their culture defines it. |
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