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Laboratorio de Mundos

Experiments and reflections in design and participation

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  • Can I make money doing Design and Social Justice work?

    Can I make money doing Design and Social Justice work?

    All the courses I teach on design are directly related to critical theory and social justice work. Discussions about the impact of design…
    Go to the profile of Catalina Alzate
    Catalina Alzate
    Feb 16
    aKi, an online dialogue group about Justice and Reparation

    aKi, an online dialogue group about Justice and Reparation

    The uprising of the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. in May 2020 with the killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sandra Bland…
    Go to the profile of Catalina Alzate
    Catalina Alzate
    Nov 5, 2020
    Loud and silent laws to perpetuate discrimination

    Loud and silent laws to perpetuate discrimination

    overwritten is a sketch for a text-based video and sound installation that illustrates the contrast between two political discourses. On…
    Go to the profile of Catalina Alzate
    Catalina Alzate
    Oct 29, 2020
    One book, many pages around the world. Notes on method

    One book, many pages around the world. Notes on method

    For the workshop The Underlying Paths of Participation at the Participatory Design Conference 2020, I proposed the creation of a…
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    Catalina Alzate
    Jul 18, 2020
    What does participation in Design mean? A workshop and exploration

    What does participation in Design mean? A workshop and exploration

    On June 16, a group of students, artists and design practitioners, gathered online, in the framework of the Participatory Design…
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    Catalina Alzate
    Jul 16, 2020
    Trying out the language of ‘manifestations’

    Trying out the language of ‘manifestations’

    Trying out the language of ‘manifestations’
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    Catalina Alzate
    Jun 23, 2020
    ‘Crystal Violet’: Cooperation in interdisciplinary Design research

    ‘Crystal Violet’: Cooperation in interdisciplinary Design research

    I’ve always been intrigued by the myriad ways in which cooperation manifests in different forms of life. The images on the top portray…
    Go to the profile of Catalina Alzate
    Catalina Alzate
    Jun 2, 2020
    Design and Phenomenology

    Design and Phenomenology

    In this zine I compile some thoughts and reflections about the experience of conducting Human-Centered Design research from a…
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    Catalina Alzate
    Jun 1, 2020
    A glimpse into “Designs for the Pluriverse” by Arturo Escobar

    A glimpse into “Designs for the Pluriverse” by Arturo Escobar

    Julio Gaitán, director of the Center of Internet and Society (Centro de Internet y Sociedad)- ISUR, in Bogotá, Colombia, introduced me to…
    Go to the profile of Catalina Alzate
    Catalina Alzate
    Apr 15, 2020
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