Norm Creative perspectives on Design, Power, and Change

Aim

The main objective is for students to develop knowledge about and skills of critical perspectives and key concepts used within the broad area of norm creative perspectives and how they can be related to design and design strategies. After the completed course the student shall be able to:

• Account for various key perspectives and concepts within the area of norm creative perspectives
• Identify and analyze some of these perspectives and concepts in various concrete design contexts
• Independently apply one of the strategies to a design challenge

Content

In the course, contemporary perspectives and key concepts in the norm creative area are discussed, in relation to design, including for example intersectionality, norm critical perspectives, decoloniality and posthumanism. The course covers underlying assumptions and their consequences for society at large, and discusses how change can be accomplished.