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[ecrea] 4T 2015 Sempozyum Duyurusu

Sat Jan 03 11:48:12 GMT 2015




DESIGN IN TIMES OF TURMOIL: DISPLACEMENT REPLACEMENT EMPLACEMENT



DATE

May 14-15, 2015



VENUE

Yasar University, Izmir



KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Jeremy Aynsley

Professor of Design History, University of Brighton

President, Design History Society UK





THEME

“It was inevitable:”

Reads the opening of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s much acclaimed book, Love in The Time of Cholera. “It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.” And it is inevitable: every news item on wars, revolts and disasters reminds us of the fate of people suffering. It is inevitable for designers not to ponder the place of design in a world in turmoil. Turmoil, as a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty may apply to subjects as well as cultures, societies, and marginalized identities.



What are the potentials and shortcomings of design when people face constant fear, danger, death, hunger and sickness; when they strive to continue their lives in search of new normalcies in unsettling, unhomely and unfriendly environments? Is it possible to talk about an emancipatory position for design under these circumstances? What can be the designer’s capacity and role in anxiety-ridden contexts embedded in uncertainty? How does design respond to turmoil in various scales and define, reinforce, or exacerbate such conditions? Can design resist, preempt, or avert turmoil?



This year’s symposium adresses such questions under specific conditions of displacement, replacement and emplacement. These are highly charged terms, loaded with multiple meanings, some of which are cited below to indicate the span of possible approaches for symposium presentations. Papers are welcome to focus on one of the thematic categories or their intersections at various levels in the context of different design fields including spaces, buildings, industrial products, graphics, clothing and others.



Displacement: 1. The removal of someone or something by someone or something else which takes their place; 2. The enforced departure of people from their homes, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster; 3. (Psychoanalysis) The unconscious transfer of an intense emotion from one object to another



·       Geographical displacement, i.e. war and forced migration

· Cultural displacement, i.e., hybrid cultural practices caused by migration

· Professional displacement, i.e., unprecedented tasks for established professions

· Technological displacement, i.e., new media taking the place of the traditional desigers’ role

·       Domestic displacement, i.e. places of the homeless



Replacement: 1. A person or thing that takes the place of another; 2. A person who fills the role of (someone or something) with a substitute; 3. An immediate renewal of an unsuccessful attack, often while still on the lunge



* Corporeal replacement, i.e. prosthesis after personal turmoil or traumas
    * Replacement of  needs and priorities in everyday life
* Replacement of realities, i.e. the role of histories, memories, dreams and hopes in coping with turmoil.







Emplacement: 1. A structure on or in which something is firmly placed; 2. A platform or defended position where a gun is placed for firing; 3. (chiefly Geology) The process or state of setting something in place or being set in place



·       Geographical emplacement, i.e. refugee camps

·       Urban emplacement, i.e. urban renewal

·       Corporeal emplacement, i.e. migrant enclaves

·       Cultural emplacement, i.e. gentrification



Participants are invited to address these or similar themes as they relate to design discourses, production processes, products, producers and users.







CALL FOR PAPERS

Those who are interested in contributing papers to the tenth 4T Symposium are invited to submit a title and an abstract of 250-300 words through EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=5t2015) by January 16th 2015. Registration to EasyChair is essential in order to submit abstracts. The symposium language is English, therefore all abstracts, presentations and papers should be in English. For any further questions please contact Bahar Emgin ((bahar.emgin /at/ yasar.edu.tr)). Selected proposals will be announced on February 16th, 2015.





ORGANIZERS

Prof. Dr. Tevfik Balcioglu

Prof. Dr. Gülsüm Baydar



ORGANIZING BOARD

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özgen Osman Demirbas

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sebnem Yücel

Assist. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Arda

Dr. Özlem Taskin Erten

Ömer Durmaz



COORDINATOR

Dr. Bahar Emgin



ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Didem Dönmez

Yasemin Oksel

Selin Gençtürk

Eda Paykoç



GRAPHIC DESIGN

Umut Altintas



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