Essays about: "multispecies kinship"

Found 3 essays containing the words multispecies kinship.

  1. 1. Getting in Touch With Seaweed : Exploring a Non-Exploitative Relationship With a More-Than-Human Actor Through Design Research

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Anna Marie Schröder; [2022]
    Keywords : seaweed; ecology; posthumanist design; more-than-human ethics; multispecies philosophy; interaction design; design-based research;

    Abstract : Through human over-exploitation of nature, more and more ocean species approach ecological tipping points. On the other hand, more and more people suffer from climate anxiety. This thesis study explored an alternative relationship between humans and marine seaweed species through design research. READ MORE

  3. 2. DER BLÅSER HAN! (There he blows!) : On sailors, whales, and relationships based on not-knowing

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Guadalupe Canale; [2020]
    Keywords : Ontology; Opacity; Anthropomorphism; Technology; Kinship; Maritime anthropology; Multispecies ethnography; Environmental Humanities;

    Abstract : In a town in northern Norway, the sailors on whale-watching boats meet whales in their daily work. Many have up to 30 years’ experience in locating the whales, through sight or submerged microphones, and in positioning the boats in non-intrusive ways that respect the whales’ life in the open water. READ MORE

  4. 3. Designing for and with Care in Multispecies Kinship: Exploring Methods of Decentering the Human in Design

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Patricia Ciobanu; [2019]
    Keywords : non-anthropocentric design; decentering the human in de- sign; multispecies kinship; designing with and through care; cultural probe; body map; extended body map;

    Abstract : In the current climate crisis, creating a symbiotic collaboration between all members of an ecosystem has become a prominent topic. By reevaluating human-centered methodologies through a cultural probe and an orienting activity, I address notions of collaboration, cohabitation and extending one’s body beyond the skin. READ MORE