René Spitz, Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln
„Designing Politics – The Politics of Design and the Digital Era“

In der Vortragsreihe „Research Practice Dialogue – Embodying Values in Design: Theory, Approach & Practice“, organisiert und moderiert von Prof.in Dr. Rosan Chow.

Abstract
Design has to face new realities and to address fundamental changes in consciousness and conduct of life. What is new about reality? Compared with previous generations, we are realizing fundamental shifts in reference values: Structural change in the global economy, technological change, the transformation of the media landscape, the change of values in society, and demographic change as well as people’s relationships with nature and environmental protection. The promise of salvation of modernism has become obsolete when faced with the diagnosis that while the standard of living might appear rising, the quality of life is, in fact, deteriorating. (Lecture will be held in German)
Biography
René Spitz, Design Theory Professor at Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln. Dissertation on the political history of HfG Ulm (1997). Broadcasting of 350 design critiques on WDR radio (1998 ff). Chairman of the Advisory Board of IFG Ulm (2004-07). Research focus on the designers’ societal responsibility.

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