Human-de-centred Design – Towards a (new) era of suffering
To tackle the global challenges of the Anthropocene, this paper proposes the concept of Human-de-centred Design, a new design approach aimed at decisively moving beyond Human-centred Design. Positioned as a stronger alternative to similar attempts from the posthumanism field, this new paradigm prom...
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To tackle the global challenges of the Anthropocene, this paper proposes the concept of Human-de-centred Design, a new design approach aimed at decisively moving beyond Human-centred Design. Positioned as a stronger alternative to similar attempts from the posthumanism field, this new paradigm promotes a vision in which the needs of ‘non-human agents’ are prioritised. This leads to a proactive removal of the user from the centre of the design process, requiring that human interests be subordinated to the ecosystem’s needs. To achieve this post-anthropocentric revolution, the concept of the ‘era of suffering’ is introduced, intended to highlight the efforts required from humanity. To illustrate this concept, three case studies are analysed, demonstrating how design can challenge traditional logic and adopt a more radical perspective that removes the human user from the centre of the project.
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Received: 10/09/2024; Revised: 11/10/2024; Accepted: 14/10/2024
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| spelling | doaj-art-93171d6214964a36a3f344a05a6840d12025-02-03T11:52:13ZengLetteraVentidue SrlAgathón2464-93092532-683X2024-12-011610.19229/2464-9309/16212024Human-de-centred Design – Towards a (new) era of sufferingNiccolò Casiddu0Francesco Burlando1Boyu Chen2University of Genova (Italy)University of Genova (Italy)‘Luigi Vanvitelli’ University of Campania (Italy) To tackle the global challenges of the Anthropocene, this paper proposes the concept of Human-de-centred Design, a new design approach aimed at decisively moving beyond Human-centred Design. Positioned as a stronger alternative to similar attempts from the posthumanism field, this new paradigm promotes a vision in which the needs of ‘non-human agents’ are prioritised. This leads to a proactive removal of the user from the centre of the design process, requiring that human interests be subordinated to the ecosystem’s needs. To achieve this post-anthropocentric revolution, the concept of the ‘era of suffering’ is introduced, intended to highlight the efforts required from humanity. To illustrate this concept, three case studies are analysed, demonstrating how design can challenge traditional logic and adopt a more radical perspective that removes the human user from the centre of the project. Article info Received: 10/09/2024; Revised: 11/10/2024; Accepted: 14/10/2024 https://agathon.it/agathon/article/view/449posthumanismpost-Anthropocenespeculative designnon-human agentssuffering |
| spellingShingle | Niccolò Casiddu Francesco Burlando Boyu Chen Human-de-centred Design – Towards a (new) era of suffering Agathón posthumanism post-Anthropocene speculative design non-human agents suffering |
| title | Human-de-centred Design – Towards a (new) era of suffering |
| title_full | Human-de-centred Design – Towards a (new) era of suffering |
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| title_short | Human-de-centred Design – Towards a (new) era of suffering |
| title_sort | human de centred design towards a new era of suffering |
| topic | posthumanism post-Anthropocene speculative design non-human agents suffering |
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