Brown Bag: Mobilities injustice by design
This presentation is about the relationship between mobility, injustice, and design. The presentation explores the relationship between the mobilities being curbed by design decisions and their material conditions. It asks about how choices of materials, design of spaces, and implementation of technologies affords or hinders mobilities. Hence it connects to the emerging research agenda of ‘mobility justice’ (Sheller 2018), ‘design justice’ (Costanza-Chock 2020), and ‘design ethics’ (Wakkary 2021). It engages the designed and ‘made’ human habitats of mobilities with critical questions related to; who counts as passengers? Who has the right to move? Who has access? Who are prevented from moving, and where? All with the intent to show how informed design choices are shaping the material conditions of human’s life in diverse areas such as homeless street-sleepers, physically disabled and cognitively impaired people, and ageing citizens.
Time
30.05.2023 kl. 12.00 - 13.00
Description
Mobilities injustice by design
Speaker:
Professor, Ole B. Jensen, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, (obje@create.aau.dk)
Abstract:
This presentation is about the relationship between mobility, injustice, and design. The presentation explores the relationship between the mobilities being curbed by design decisions and their material conditions. It asks about how choices of materials, design of spaces, and implementation of technologies affords or hinders mobilities. Hence it connects to the emerging research agenda of ‘mobility justice’ (Sheller 2018), ‘design justice’ (Costanza-Chock 2020), and ‘design ethics’ (Wakkary 2021). It engages the designed and ‘made’ human habitats of mobilities with critical questions related to; who counts as passengers? Who has the right to move? Who has access? Who are prevented from moving, and where? All with the intent to show how informed design choices are shaping the material conditions of human’s life in diverse areas such as homeless street-sleepers, physically disabled and cognitively impaired people, and ageing citizens.
Place and time:
Rendsburggade 14, C-MUS Lab (room 5.355a), Tuesday May 30, 12:00-13:00
The seminars are open to everyone with interest in Mobilities and Urban studies.
Pre-registration is not needed. Please bring your own lunch.
Looking forward to see you at the C-MUS Brown Bag Seminars!
Host
C-MUS
Address
Rendsburggade 14, C-MUS Lab (room 5.355a) + MS Teams