Design for Ageing
Affiliation
Contemporary representations of people in the later stages of life, from anti-ageing face cream advertisements to road signs depicting bent human bodies, imply that ageing is unwelcome, unpleasant, and a problem to be solved. Some suggest this constitutes a kind of double discrimination: one that acts against older members of society and also our future older selves. This course will unpick and critique the ways in which concepts of ageing shape the designed environment in the UK and in turn consider how critically informed design can re-conceptualise ageing to create more inclusive and emancipatory environments and experiences. Theories of identity and embodiment, the relationship between technology and the body, as well as the spatial dimension of being and belonging will all be explored. This course should appeal to any student interested in the relationship between design and social justice.
Credit Level: 10
Year taken: Year 3 Undergraduate
SCQF Credits: 20