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Design and Anthropology

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ID2295455
AuthorsK M Murphy (0000-0002-5002-1091, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume45
Issue1
Pages433-449
Publication date2016-10-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Anthropology (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0084-6570 • E-ISSN: 1545-4290
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-anthro-102215-100224
OpenAlexW2492008805
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited111

In this review, I examine the recent turn to design in anthropology in three different configurations: anthropology of design, anthropology for design, and design for anthropology. Although these three configurations represent different cuts in a complex set of relations between these two disciplines, I have chosen to discuss them together because they all represent-though not always obviously so-attempts to contend with the moral implications of humans intervening in the lives of other humans. One goal of this article is to specify and evaluate a long-standing but underarticulated regard for design and designed things in anthropology while also offering a framework for critically engaging anthropology's relationship with design in its multiple configurations

Anthropology of art · Applied anthropology · Digital anthropology · Ecological anthropology · Epistemology · Four field approach · Set (abstract data type · Sociocultural anthropology · Sociology · Anthropology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Computer Science · Crafts, Textile, and Design · History · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Philosophy

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Unique citing works42
Citations per year4,2
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 42

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