Practising equality? Issues for co-creative and participatory practices addressing social justice and equality

TY - JOUR

T1 - Practising equality? Issues for co-creative and participatory practices addressing social justice and equality

AU - Harris, Paul

AU - Fremantle, Chris

PY - 2013/11

Y1 - 2013/11

N2 - We increasingly find co-creativity and participation as central aspects of practices across art and design (including architecture). The politics of social justice and equality continue to underlie and inspire these practices. The discourse on Web 2.0 addresses co-creativity and participation, but from quite different perspectives. One of the key aspects of these discourses is the extent to which they recognise context as a critical factor. The other critical factor is the understanding of equality, not in terms of a general social aspiration, but rather as a function within a creative practice. We believe that practices can offer distinctive understandings to debates on social justice and equality. Practitioners seeking social justice and equality describe the importance of involving participants and co-creators, not through evenness of participation, but rather through discernment opening out to larger audiences.

AB - We increasingly find co-creativity and participation as central aspects of practices across art and design (including architecture). The politics of social justice and equality continue to underlie and inspire these practices. The discourse on Web 2.0 addresses co-creativity and participation, but from quite different perspectives. One of the key aspects of these discourses is the extent to which they recognise context as a critical factor. The other critical factor is the understanding of equality, not in terms of a general social aspiration, but rather as a function within a creative practice. We believe that practices can offer distinctive understandings to debates on social justice and equality. Practitioners seeking social justice and equality describe the importance of involving participants and co-creators, not through evenness of participation, but rather through discernment opening out to larger audiences.

KW - Aesthetics

KW - Art

KW - Co-creativity

KW - Design

KW - Equality

KW - Participation

KW - Web 2.0.

M3 - Article

VL - 10

SP - 183

EP - 200

JO - Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies

JF - Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies

IS - 2

T2 - Moving Targets Conference

Y2 - 15 October 2013 through 16 October 2013

ER -