Design antidisciplinare come forma di resistenza epistemica
Agency critica e politica nella formazione in design della comunicazione
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.82068/pgjournal.2026.23.42.08Parole chiave:
Design Antidisciplinare, Design della Comunicazione, Design Speculativo, Pensiero critico, DidatticaAbstract
L'articolo indaga come l'integrazione degli approcci antidisciplinare, antagonista e speculativo possa attivare agency critica e politica nei progetti e negli studenti coinvolti in un laboratorio didattico nell'ambito del design della comunicazione. In particolare, l'approccio antidisciplinare viene inquadrato come forma di resistenza epistemica: la sospensione strategica dei confini disciplinari agisce sul modo in cui la conoscenza viene prodotta e resa visibile sotto forma di artefatti, dispositivi e interfacce. I progetti comunicativi sviluppati nel laboratorio si propongono di generare riflessione critica, in opposizione a un design moralmente rassicurante che rischia di diventare politicamente inoffensivo. I progetti sono quindi trattati come generatori di incertezza: dispositivi capaci di innescare un pensiero critico dubitante.
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