The limits of empathy: Utopianism, absorption and theatricality in design

Holt, M

The limits of empathy: Utopianism, absorption and theatricality in design

Holt, M

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Citation:: Design Journal, 2011, 14 (2), pp. 151 - 164
Issue Date:: 2011-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Holt, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Design Journal, 2011, 14 (2), pp. 151 - 164	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1460-6925	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18728
dc.description.abstract	In order to explain the premises and consequences of the current turn to empathy-Sr based design in its form as user- or human-centred design, this paper connects it with theUtopian tradition inherent in much of design's history. The paper also introduces two new concepts not normally associated with the field, 'absorption' and 'theatricality', to explain this history. It then goes on to locate empathic design within the category of 'absorption' and makes some conclusions about the social effects of this approach to design, arguing that empathy can be the source of what can be called 'tactical' design.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Design Journal	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2752/175630611X12984592779926	en_US
dc.title	The limits of empathy: Utopianism, absorption and theatricality in design	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
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pubs.issue	2	en_US
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Abstract:

In order to explain the premises and consequences of the current turn to empathy-Sr based design in its form as user- or human-centred design, this paper connects it with theUtopian tradition inherent in much of design's history. The paper also introduces two new concepts not normally associated with the field, 'absorption' and 'theatricality', to explain this history. It then goes on to locate empathic design within the category of 'absorption' and makes some conclusions about the social effects of this approach to design, arguing that empathy can be the source of what can be called 'tactical' design.

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