Dreaming of Future Communities Social Design
In this seminar, you will explore imaginative ways of revitalising communities and addressing social isolation and loneliness. Your proposals may take the form of tools, spaces, institutions, services, or other kinds of intervention. However, they should be more than simply functional solutions: they should also have artistic appeal in their own right.
In preparation for the poster exhibition Imagining Future Communities, we will discuss community and loneliness. Drawing inspiration from science fiction, you will freely imagine possible forms of community and new ways of living with loneliness.
For each class, please bring several short texts, each of approximately 160 Japanese characters, together with English translations and visual or other supporting materials to help explain your ideas. These materials will be used for small-group peer discussion.
October 08 Introduction, reflection, and discussion
October 15 Presentation of short essays for discussion