Alex Wilkie

1 month ago | bristoluniversitypress.co.uk | Alex Wilkie |Melanie Sehgal

In a present marked by planetary crisis, a radical rethinking of aesthetics is necessary. This inspirational collection proposes a new way of thinking about aesthetics as fundamental to cultivating more liveable futures. Drawing on the philosophies of Alfred North Whitehead and Félix Guattari, the book develops aesthetics as central to all more-than-human forms of experience, including knowledge practices.

Jan 18, 2025 | avhandlingar.se | Martín Avila |Helena Pedersen |Alex Wilkie

Nyckelord: HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; design; grace; ahuman; negation; prototyping; critical animal studies; Art; Technology and Design; Konst; teknik och design; Sammanfattning: Design is conventionally comprehended in terms of making new things; designers act through addition and intervention. But, in a world where human activities often violently constrict the lives of others, how can designers also cultivate creative acts of withdrawal, foreclosure and leaving be?