Speculative Blackness: Considering Afrofuturism in the Creation of Inclusive Speculative Design Probes
Zotero / D&S Group / Top-Level Items 2021-12-20
Type
Conference Paper
Author
Kirsten Bray
Author
Christina Harrington
URL
https://doi.org/10.1145/3461778.3462002
Series
DIS '21
Place
New York, NY, USA
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Pages
1793–1806
ISBN
978-1-4503-8476-6
Date
June 28, 2021
DOI
10.1145/3461778.3462002
Accessed
2021-12-20
Library Catalog
ACM Digital Library
Abstract
Participatory design is positioned as an approach to address community challenges and reimagine potential futures by decentralizing systems of power and centering the marginalized, moving away from designers as experts and framing design as being community-driven. Methods of speculative participatory design are useful in imagining futures among marginalized groups while negotiating existing societal constructs. While research probes have been developed to support the practice of speculation in design, we have yet to see research probes in HCI that consider the lived experiences of Black and brown communities. In this pictorial, we illustrate the process of developing methods cards as design probes to encourage speculative and critical design thinking from an Afrofuturism lens. We highlight how Afrofuturism centers Black communities in design speculation lending to both equity-driven design outcomes, and an accessible resource that can be readily used by designers and non- designers alike in addressing community concerns.
Proceedings Title
Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021
Short Title
Speculative Blackness