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Claudia speaks to Michelle Westerlaken about the concept of Re-Design and how design can be used to generate multispecies worlds and opportunities. They discuss Michelle’s background in design with and for animals, how she finds theory incredibly important for design processes, and the ways in which trying to create positive urban design might generate new multispecies opportunities.  Date recorded: 26 April 2021 Michelle Westerlaken is a Research Associate on the Smart Forests project in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. She has a PhD in Interaction Design from Malmö University in Sweden where she did her dissertation on “Imagining Multispecies Worlds” in which presented 10 protagonist species and stories in a Multispecies Bestiary to illustrate a repertoire of world-making practices. As a designer, Michelle works with participatory methods that examine possibilities for humans and other species to propose interaction modalities for multispecies ways of living on this planet. So far, these projects have involved design negotiations together with cats, dogs, ants, and penguins, and various interactive technologies. Central to her work are the ways in which theory and participatory research practices continuously inform and inspire each other. Connect with Michelle on Twitter (@colombinary) or via email and find out more about the smart forests project at www.smartforests.net Featured:  It Matters What Designs Design Designs: Speculations on Multispecies Worlds (Video); Imagining Multispecies Worlds by Michelle Westerlaken; Designs for the Pluriverseby Arturo Escobar; When Species Meet by Donna Haraway; The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Tsing; A.P.P.L.E Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics (A.P.P.L.E)Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of  iROAR Network. Find out more on our website. 

Claudia speaks to Michelle Westerlaken about the concept of Re-Design and how design can be used to generate multispecies worlds and opportunities. They discuss Michelle’s background in design with and for animals, how she finds theory incredibly important for design processes, and the ways in which trying to create positive urban design might generate new multispecies opportunities.  Date recorded: 26 April 2021 Michelle Westerlaken is a Research Associate on the Smart Forests project in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. She has a PhD in Interaction Design from Malmö University in Sweden where she did her dissertation on “Imagining Multispecies Worlds” in which presented 10 protagonist species and stories in a Multispecies Bestiary to illustrate a repertoire of world-making practices. As a designer, Michelle works with participatory methods that examine possibilities for humans and other species to propose interaction modalities for multispecies ways of living on this planet. So far, these projects have involved design negotiations together with cats, dogs, ants, and penguins, and various interactive technologies. Central to her work are the ways in which theory and participatory research practices continuously inform and inspire each other. Connect with Michelle on Twitter (@colombinary) or <a href="mailto:Michelle%20Westerlaken%20%3cmichellewesterlaken@gmail.com%3e">via email</a> and find out more about the smart forests project at <a href="http://www.smartforests.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.smartforests.net</a> Featured:  It Matters What Designs Design Designs: Speculations on Multispecies Worlds (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmPTLMXWSOE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video</a>); <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1435111&amp;dswid=9233" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Imagining Multispecies Worlds</a> by Michelle Westerlaken; <a href="https://www.dukeupress.edu/designs-for-the-pluriverse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Designs for the Pluriverse</a>by Arturo Escobar; <a href="https://www.amazon.de/When-Species-Meet-Posthumanities-English-ebook/dp/B0049P222G" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When Species Meet</a> by Donna Haraway; <a href="https://www.amazon.de/Mushroom-End-World-Possibility-Capitalist/dp/0691178321/ref=asc_df_0691178321/?tag=googshopde-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=310697853008&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=5972661934327750963&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9062729&amp;hvtargid=pla-378964395766&amp;psc=1&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=&amp;ref=&amp;adgrpid=62150065136&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvadid=310697853008&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=5972661934327750963&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9062729&amp;hvtargid=pla-378964395766" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mushroom at the End of the World</a> by Anna Tsing; <a href="https://www.amazon.de/Carrier-Theory-Fiction-Terra-Ignota/dp/1999675991/ref=asc_df_1999675991/?tag=googshopde-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=407131930523&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=16910565779141783684&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9062729&amp;hvtargid=pla-837975815038&amp;psc=1&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=&amp;ref=&amp;adgrpid=86449668705&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvadid=407131930523&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=16910565779141783684&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9062729&amp;hvtargid=pla-837975815038" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A.P.P.L.E</a> Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics (A.P.P.L.E) Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of <a href="https://iroarpod.com/join/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iROAR</a> Network. Find out more on <a href="https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our website.</a>

S3E9: Re-Design with Michelle Westerlaken

[PL] W piętnastym odcinku podcastu "DostarczajWartość" rozmawiamy z Michelle Westerlaken oraz Łukaszem Januszkiem  o tym czy warto zmienić podejście do procesu projektowania uwzględniając zwierzęta i ich potrzeby? Czy i czego możemy się od nich nauczyć? Czy pomimo tego, że na co dzień nie projektujemy rozwiązań przeznaczonych dla zwierząt możemy skorzystać zmieniając sposób myślenia?[EN] In the fifteenth episode of the podcast "DostarczajWartość"("Deliver Value") we talk with Michelle Westerlaken and Łukasz Januszek about whether it is worth changing the approach to the design process taking into account animals and their needs? Can we learn from them? Despite the fact that we don't design solutions for animals on a daily basis, can we benefit by changing the way of thinking?

[PL] W piętnastym odcinku podcastu "DostarczajWartość" rozmawiamy z <a href="http://forskning.mah.se/en/id/af8761" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michelle Westerlaken</a> oraz Łukaszem Januszkiem  o tym czy warto zmienić podejście do procesu projektowania uwzględniając zwierzęta i ich potrzeby? Czy i czego możemy się od nich nauczyć? Czy pomimo tego, że na co dzień nie projektujemy rozwiązań przeznaczonych dla zwierząt możemy skorzystać zmieniając sposób myślenia? [EN] In the fifteenth episode of the podcast "DostarczajWartość"("Deliver Value") we talk with <a href="http://forskning.mah.se/en/id/af8761" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michelle Westerlaken</a> and Łukasz Januszek about whether it is worth changing the approach to the design process taking into account animals and their needs? Can we learn from them? Despite the fact that we don't design solutions for animals on a daily basis, can we benefit by changing the way of thinking?

Jak uwzględnić zwierzęta w procesie projektowania - rozmowa z Michelle Westerlaken [ENG] | Dostarczaj Wartość #15

This episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from the Rethinking Animality conference in Spain. I am joined by Michelle Westerlaken. Michelle is aPhD Candidate in Interaction/Game Design at Malmö University, Sweden. We discuss Michelle’s article ‘Uncivilising the Future: Imagining Non-Speciesism’ which appeared in the journal Antae in 2017. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today! This episode of Knowing Animals is also brought to you by MC Pony. MC Pony brings you Mindful Rhymes for Kinder Times. Check out MC Pony at www.veganthused.com.  

This episode of Knowing Animals comes to you from the Rethinking Animality conference in Spain. I am joined by Michelle Westerlaken. Michelle is aPhD Candidate in Interaction/Game Design at Malmö University, Sweden. We discuss Michelle’s article ‘Uncivilising the Future: Imagining Non-Speciesism’ which appeared in the journal Antae in 2017. This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/</a>. Join AASA today! This episode of Knowing Animals is also brought to you by MC Pony. MC Pony brings you Mindful Rhymes for Kinder Times. Check out MC Pony at <a href="http://www.veganthused.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.veganthused.com</a>.

Episode 93: Imagining Non-Speciesism with Michelle Westerlaken