Van Amstel, F. M. C., Gonzatto, R. F., & Noel, L.-A. (2023). Introduction to Diseña 22: Design, Oppression, and Liberation (2nd issue). Diseña, (22), Intro. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Intro
Abstract: This special edition introduces eight papers at the intersection of design, oppression, and liberation. These papers refer to social structure as a common leverage point to criticize and transform different oppression relations, namely racism, gender, marginalization, epistemic injustice, and colonization. The contributions follow recent moves in social movements and social sciences that recognize that tackling different oppression relations enables seeing oppressive structures more clearly. Nurturing solidarity bonds across different oppression struggles becomes an urgent task in this new field of research we call Oppression Studies of Design. Building upon anti-colonial views on oppression, this field connects design research with the history of changing social structures through liberation struggles.
Download the paper from its publisher [Open Access]
See also the issue 21 on this same topic
Original papers included in this issue
Toppins, A. (2023). Project Review: ‘Making Room for Abolition’, by Lauren Williams. Diseña, (22), Article.1. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Article.1
Fiadeiro, R., Stevens, J., & Bichard, J.-A. (2023). Structures Surrounding the ‘User’ in User Engagement: Gender-based Violence Design Engagements. Diseña, (22), Article.2. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Article.2
Silva, S. B. e. (2023). Design In and From the Periphery: Building a Praxis of Resistance through Collective Investigations. Diseña, (22), Article.3. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Article.3
Serpa, B. (2023). Militant Design Research: A Proposal to Politicize Design Knowledge-making. Diseña, (22), Article.4. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Article.4
Bartal, O. (2023). The Trousers and Research Methodology for Oppressive Design. Diseña, (22), Article.5. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Article.5
Abdulla, D., & Vieira de Oliveira, P. J. S. (2023). The Case for Minor Gestures. Diseña, (22), Article.6. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Article.6
Barcham, M. (2023). Design Processes and Tools as Oppression? Rethinking our Design Practice for more Just Design Outcomes. Diseña, (22), Article.7. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Article.7
Torretta, N. B., Reitsma, L., Hillgren, P.-A., van Ryneveld, T. N., Hansen, A.-M., & Castillo Muñoz, Y. (2023). Pluriversal Spaces for Decolonizing Design: Exploring Decolonial Directions for Participatory Design. Diseña, (22), Article.8. https://doi.org/10.7764/disena.22.Article.8
