Critical Theory and Interaction Design by Mark Blythe

Critical Theory and Interaction Design by Mark Blythe

Classic texts by thinkers from Althusser to Zizek alongside essays by leaders in interaction design and HCI show the relevance of critical theory to interaction design.

Why should interaction designers read critical theory? Critical theory is proving unexpectedly relevant to media and technology studies. The editors of this volume argue that reading critical theory--understood in the broadest sense, including but not limited to the Frankfurt School--can help designers do what they want to do; can teach wisdom itself; can provoke; and can introduce new ways of seeing. They illustrate their argument by presenting classic texts by thinkers in critical theory from Althusser to Zizek alongside essays in which leaders in interaction design and HCI describe the influence of the text on their work. For example, one contributor considers the relevance Umberto Eco's Openness, Information, Communication to digital content; another reads Walter Benjamin's The Author as Producer in terms of interface designers; and another reflects on the implications of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble for interaction design. The editors offer a substantive introduction that traces the various strands of critical theory.

Taken together, the essays show how critical theory and interaction design can inform each other, and how interaction design, drawing on critical theory, might contribute to our deepest needs for connection, competency, self-esteem, and wellbeing.

Contributors
Jeffrey Bardzell, Shaowen Bardzell, Olav W. Bertelsen, Alan F. Blackwell, Mark Blythe, Kirsten Boehner, John Bowers, Gilbert Cockton, Carl DiSalvo, Paul Dourish, Melanie Feinberg, Beki Grinter, Hr nn Brynjarsd ttir Holmer, Jofish Kaye, Ann Light, John McCarthy, S ren Bro Pold, Phoebe Sengers, Erik Stolterman, Kaiton Williams., Peter Wright

Classic texts
Louis Althusser, Aristotle, Roland Barthes, Seyla Benhabib, Walter Benjamin, Judith Butler, Arthur Danto, Terry Eagleton, Umberto Eco, Michel Foucault, Wolfgang Iser, Alan Kaprow, S ren Kierkegaard, Bruno Latour, Herbert Marcuse, Edward Said, James C. Scott, Slavoj Zizek

Bardzell, Jeffrey: - Shaowen Bardzell directs Instructional Consulting and Technology Services within Indiana University's School of HPER. She provides software training and consultation to faculty on multimedia development and instructional design for eLearning. She has contributed to books on Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks and has published articles at Macromedia's Designer and Developer Center.

Jeffrey Bardzell, an IT trainer and multimedia instructional developer at University Information and Technology services (Indiana University), is cofounder of Community MX, a Macromedia Studio MX resource site, and Allecto Media, an e-learning consulting and development company. He is the author of Special Edition Using Macromedia Fireworks MX, Macromedia MX eLearning, and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Dynamic Applications.

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ISBN 13	9780262037983
Title	Critical Theory and Interaction Design
Author	Jeffrey Bardzell
Series	The Mit Press
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	MIT Press Ltd
Year published	2018-12-04
Number of pages	840
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