Our world is in trouble. Problems caused by systemic inequities based on race, gender, and ability still constrain human relationships, while seemingly new problems, such as global warming, proceed faster than previously imagined. Making things even worse, our attempts to create better futures through innovation often end up exacerbating the problems that they were meant to address. How can we as designers, artists, scholars, and activists engage our world in a way that effectively harnesses the power of our imaginations to rethink not only what we can create but change the ways we have of creating? In order to address these issues, “World Building in Science, Art, and Literature” will draw on world building practices in design, literature, gaming, art, Afrofuturism, philosophy, and science to encourage students to envision and materialize different worlds.
Autumn 2024
Meeting:
MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm / CMU 228
SLN:
12772
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
WORLD BUILDING IN THE ARTS, SCIENCE
, AND HUMANITIES (AH, SSC)
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OUR WORLD IS IN TROUBLE. PROBLEMS
CAUSED BY SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES BASED
ON RACE, GENDER, AND ABILITY STILL
CONSTRAIN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS,
WHILE SEEMINGLY NEW PROBLEMS, SUCH
AS GLOBAL WARMING, PROCEED FASTER
THAN PREVIOUSLY IMAGINED. MAKING
THINGS EVEN WORSE, OUR ATTEMPTS TO
CREATE BETTER FUTURES THROUGH
INNOVATION OFTEN END UP
EXACERBATING THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY
WERE MEANT TO ADDRESS. HOW CAN WE
AS DESIGNERS, ARTISTS, SCHOLARS,
AND ACTIVISTS ENGAGE OUR WORLD IN A
WAY THAT EFFECTIVELY HARNESSES THE
POWER OF OUR IMAGINATIONS TO
RETHINK NOT ONLY WHAT WE CAN CREATE
BUT CHANGE THE WAYS WE HAVE OF
CREATING?
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Catalog Description:
As preparation for senior thesis work, introduces a range of interdisciplinary humanities methodologies. Builds upon the importance of reflection and research design in the form of a research praxis. Offered: ASp.
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
September 16, 2024 - 10:15 pm