Journée Jeune Chercheur ‘Theory, Practice and Politics of Design and Creative Action’ (Young Researcher’s Day)

The “Theory, practice and politics of design and creative action” axis of the i3 laboratory laboratory (https://i3.cnrs.fr/axes-de-recherche/theorie-et-modeles-de-la-conception/) is pleased to announce the organization of its next seminar on December 9, 2024 afternoon. This seminar is part of an interdisciplinary approach, exploring the complex dynamics linking the processes of design and creation, as well as the political and social issues arising from them.

We invite all doctoral students and young researchers to submit proposals for papers related to the themes of the laboratory’s axis. These contributions may be in fields as varied as the humanities and social sciences, design studies and research, management, the arts and contemporary creation.

Call for papers by young researchers from the I3 CNRS laboratory, in collaboration with PEPR ICCAR, Institut Acte, Centre de Recherche en Design, Transition Design Lab and ENSAD Lab.

Themes:

This seminar will address the following themes of design and creative action (non-exhaustive list):

• Experimentation, research through practice, cognitive bias and education
• Theoretical models of generative processesExploration of unknown futures, and new design toolsOrganizations and new forms of participation
• Creation in use (détournement, appropriation, hybridization) Design processes,
• Production processes: critical approaches
• Programming and design: processes to promote project scalability

How to submit:

Proposals for papers (300 to 500 words), accompanied by a short CV, must be sent before 28 / 11 / 2024 using the following form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjgRlfvxBmnkKkvrMCcF1sHgZIAFYsHt4_C7cKc5jX24jcwA/viewform

The call is open to all doctoral students and young researchers in the field. Selected papers will be presented at the seminar to be held on December 9 at the Ecole des Mines de Paris. We particularly encourage contributions that bring theory and practice into dialogue, and highlight the interactions between design and contemporary political or social issues.

Timetable :

Deadline for submission: 28/11/2024

Notification to authors: 02/12/2024

Seminar: 09/12/2024 afternoon

If you have any questions about this call for entries, please do not hesitate to contact the organizers at: samuel.huron@telecom-paris and pascal.le_masson@minesparis.psl.eu
We look forward to welcoming you to this space for reflection and exchange on design and creative action!