Imagination as a Site of Struggle
<p>Inspired by Ruha Benjamin’s reflections on imagination and the question about what re-tooling the future, or the development of future oriented practices, demands, this special issue approaches writing as a site of struggle against attempts at formalizing imagination through what academia considers legitimate forms of research and writing. The issue explores forms of critical speculation that help us take the personal seriously and connect it to forms of public engagement. Building on a panel organized by the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW’s Make/Sense PhD program within the framework of MESH Festival (2024), this issue assembles contributions by early career researchers in the field of art and design. In a conversation, the editors reflect on ways of transgressing academic writing.</p>
Issue Editor: Helen V. Pritchard, Ines Kleesattel, Johannes Bruder, Lucie Kolb, Shaka McGlotten
Contributors: Helen V. Pritchard, Ines Kleesattel, Johannes Bruder, Lucie Kolb, Shaka McGlotten, Mayte Gómez Molina, Túlio Rosa, Mariana Tilly, Jess Rowley, Yann Martins, George Simms, Mariana Marangoni, Katarzyna Łukasik, Vincent E., Guillemette Legrand, Lilo Viehweg, Emil Woudenberg, Mona Hedayati, Cassandra Troyan, and collect, Gabriela Aquije Zegarra, Isaac Riquelme Mamami, ChatGPT, Clareese Hill
Series Editor: Lucie Kolb, Lara Kothe, Pablo Müller, Barbara Preisig, Judith Welter
Designer: Sabo Day
Programmer: FLX Labs
Part of: Brand-New-Life Magazine
ISSN: 2297-9220