Tag Archives: Protest

Urban Activism in Eastern Europe and Eurasia – Strategies and Practices

Posted on November 9, 2020 by designabilities

Buchbesprechung von Tom Bieling Städte und urbane Räume stellen sich uns oft als Orte dar, die von autoritären, neoliberalen Strukturen geprägt sind. Im jüngeren historischen Verlauf Osteuropas und Eurasiens gibt es hierfür – anders als im „westlichen“ Kontext – nochmals ganz eigene … Continue reading →

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Bewegungsbilder – Politische Videos in Sozialen Medien

Posted on October 23, 2020 by designabilities

Buchbesprechung von Tom Bieling Aktivistische Videos sind annähernd so alt wie das Medium Film selbst. Seit einigen Jahren scheint sich mit ihnen und durch sie jedoch ein zunehmender politischer Einfluss zu entfalten, der insbesondere in die innere Logik und Wirkungsmacht … Continue reading →

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Design and Activism – A Relationship that needs Reflection

Posted on February 7, 2019 by designabilities

by Andréa Poshar According to Bart Cammaerts (2007a), activism is a relatively new term. It was introduced in the mid-70s to refer the ability to act and produce changes within society’s history. In other words, activism is all about “generating … Continue reading →

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Moving Protests: The Stories Objects Can Tell

Posted on November 1, 2018 by designabilities

by Anna Feigenbaum Public protests are a highly visible feature of social movements’ activism across the world. They are spaces where people come together to imagine alternative worlds and articulate contentious politics, often in confrontation with the state, global companies … Continue reading →

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How much of this is fiction

Posted on March 23, 2017 by designabilities

A new exhibition at HeK (Basel) explores the radical shift in the boundary between fiction and reality in a world increasingly governed by ‘post-truth’ politics. Yesterday (May 22), a thrilling group show opened at HeK, focusing on critical artistic practices, which … Continue reading →

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Building Gravity: On Gravity in Architecture, Urban Development and Utopia

Posted on January 9, 2017 by designabilities

PROTOCOL Magazine’s recent issue (No. 8) showcases a variety of original works brought together under the theme of “the ground”. In their contribution “Building Gravity” Fernando Luiz Lara* (Austin University of Texas) and Tom Bieling** discuss the concept of “gravity” not exclusively related to the … Continue reading →

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Das Echo der Utopien – Tanz und Politik

Posted on August 24, 2016 by designabilities

Kunst ist immer politisch! Nur der Tanz nicht? Zu Unrecht steht der Tanz in dem Ruf, eine unpolitische Kunst zu sein, der reinen Form, oft sogar dem puren Vergnügen verpflichtet, ohne politischen Inhalt, ohne politische Aussagekraft. Mit der Ausstellung “Das … Continue reading →

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Protest, Widerstand und Arbeitskämpfe von 1848 bis 1990

Posted on December 6, 2014 by designabilities

Seit Beginn der Industrialisierung prägen Kämpfe um Produktion, Reproduktion und Teilhabe den Alltag von Arbeiterinnen und Arbeitern. Von den Protesten gegen Hunger der 1910er Jahre, über das Engagement für bezahlbaren Wohnraum Anfang der 1930er Jahre, bis hin zu den Streiks … Continue reading →

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Welcome to DESIGNABILITIES!

Posted on June 1, 2009 by designabilities

… a research blog developed and run at      

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