Design, Disability and Embodiment - Spatial Justice and Perspectives of Power

This timely book explores the spatial and social injustices within our streets, malls, schools, and public institutions. Taken-for-granted acts like going for a walk, seeing an exhibition with a friend, and going to school are, for people with disabilities, conditional or precluded acts due to exclusion by design.

List of contents

Part One - Introduction. 1.Perspectives of Power and Points of Contention. Part Two - Deconstructing Ableism. 2.Embodied Mapping/s (EM): Weaving Lines through Multisensorial Storytelling. 3.Designing Differently through Acoustemology: Sound, Soundscapes and Sonic Environments. 4.Dialoguing while Wandering: Co-creating Inclusion through Short Films. 5.Poetic Plans: Creating Alternate Experiences of the White Cube. Part Three - Constructing Inclusive Experiences. 6.Plans to Intervene: A Critical Access Approach. 7.Spatial Histories and Injustices: Reframing Architectural Education. 8.Inclusive Ecologies: Care-full Codesigning in More than Human Worlds. Part Four - Conclusion. 9.Spatial Justice and New Trajectories through Allyship and Design for All.

About the author

Janice Rieger is Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, and Australian Research Council Principal Research Fellow. With a background in inclusive design and spatial design, Janice's research focuses on creating cultures of inclusion through codesign and spatial justice. She is a passionate advocate for access, inclusion, and disability research.

Summary

This timely book explores the spatial and social injustices within our streets, malls, schools, and public institutions. Taken-for-granted acts like going for a walk, seeing an exhibition with a friend, and going to school are, for people with disabilities, conditional or precluded acts due to exclusion by design.

Product details

• Authors: Janice Rieger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032076997
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3207699-7
• No. of pages: 122
• Series: Routledge Advances in Disability Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, DESIGN / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, ART / Museum Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Personal & public health, Industrial / commercial art & design, Disability: social aspects, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Personal and public health / health education, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration