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SUMMARY:Nordes 2023 CfP DUE 12 December
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221212
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DESCRIPTION:Call for contributions to Nordes 2023 THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY 
 LEFT BLANK The 10th Nordic Design Research Society (Nordes) conference 
 Hosted by Link&ouml\;ping University\, Sweden 11-14 June 2023 A blank 
 space &ndash\; a silence\, pause\, interstice\, gap\, in-between\, 
 opening\, punctuation\, negative space &ndash\; can be deliberately or 
 incidentally devoid of content. A space left blank is as much an 
 invitation to notice the void and the structure that surrounds it\, as it 
 is a question as to why and how they are perceived. Such absence can 
 remind us to seek out conscious or unconscious intentions hidden in plain 
 sight. Philosophies and worldviews that acknowledge the importance of 
 &lsquo\;absence&rsquo\;\, &lsquo\;emptiness&rsquo\; or 
 &lsquo\;nothingness&rsquo\; consider everything to be relational\, fluid\,
  dynamic and &lsquo\;in-between&rsquo\;\, rather than the binary dualism 
 that linger from Cartesian constructs. Do we pay these blank spaces enough
  attention\, as integrated parts of design practice and design research? A
  blank opening can be an invitation for exploration\, or pointing out 
 areas in need of alternative interpretations\, knowledge\, and ways of 
 being. What resistance is there to clearer sensemaking\, obscuring the 
 messy co-existence of multiple views? What are omitted or unnoticed 
 dimensions that are invisible\, ambiguous\, tacit\, or formless\, or 
 dismissed as passive\, paradoxical\, incoherent? How ready and receptive 
 can design be to reconsider values and patterns we follow in our everyday 
 living? The NORDES 2023 conference explores design practice and design 
 research from the perspective of what is deliberately left blank. In what 
 ways does design research recognise empty spaces? How can these spaces be 
 understood and how to respond to them? How does design research make 
 meaning of that which is blank? We invite you to explore and share your 
 interpretation of what it means to leave a space intentionally blank. We 
 want you\, and our community\, to collectively shape what the blank space 
 of NORDES 2023 could be. Here are topics and approaches that may provide 
 inspiration and framing for your contributions: - ABSENCE: Gaps in 
 research &ndash\; filling a void? Innovative methods\, processes\, and 
 designs. The use of different forms of blanks in practices. - TACIT 
 KNOWLEDGE: Visualising or bringing forth the currently non-outspoken\, 
 including realms and practices that escape language. - CONNECTING THE 
 DOTS: Articulating a shape from seemingly unrelated thoughts\, 
 interpreting loosely distributed intentions. - INCLUSION: Designs that 
 invite\, involve\, gather. Openness for other worldviews and practices 
 besides the traditional\, or otherwise exploring the blanks in relation to
  plurality. - REFLECTIONS: Perspectives on design research and practices\,
  contributing to the messy coexistence of multiple interpretations. - 
 BEYOND APPEARANCES: Research and practices that surprise or change 
 perspectives. - QUESTIONING EMPTY SPACES: How and why should we do things 
 differently? How does populating an empty space challenge or improve 
 things? - CLEARING OUT: To be able to engage in new realms\, there needs 
 to be space for it. What are the issues that need to be cleared out? 
 Submission formats: - Full papers - Exploratory papers - Workshops - 
 Doctoral Consortium Submissions to all categories receive peer review. 
 Full and exploratory papers are subject to a double-blind\, peer review 
 process\, and accepted full and exploratory papers will be published 
 through the online DRS Digital Library. Publications will be available as 
 open access during and after the conference. The event is being organised 
 and hosted by Link&ouml\;ping University. Key dates and deadlines Deadline
  papers: 12 Dec 2022 Deadline workshops: 30 Jan 2023 Deadline Doctoral 
 Consortium contributions: 30 Jan 2023 Notification to authors: 31 Mar 2023
  Final contribution submissions: 21 April 2023 Conference date: 11-14 June
  2023 
LOCATION:Linköping\, Sweden
PRIORITY:5
URL:https://www.designresearchsociety.org:443/events/nordes-2023-cfp-
 due-12-december
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