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The Androchair :
The Androchair : Performing Gynaecology through the Practice of Gender Critical Design
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- Ehrnberger, Karin, 1977- (author)
- KTH,Produkt- och tjänstedesign,Royal Institute of Technology, School of Machine Design, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Räsänen, Minna (author)
- Södertörns högskola,Medieteknik,Södertörns Högskola,Södertörn University, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Börjesson, Emma, 1982- (author)
- Högskolan i Halmstad,Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS)
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- Hertz, Anne-Christine, 1976- (author)
- Högskolan i Halmstad,Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS)
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- Sundbom, Cristine (author)
- Royal College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden,Högskolan i Halmstad,Konstfack
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- 2017-01-05
- 2017
- English.
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In: The Design Journal. - Abingdon : Routledge. - 1460-6925 .- 1756-3062. ; 20:2, s. 181-198
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Abstract
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- This paper highlights the important role that design plays when it comes to women's overall experiences of ther gynaecological examination. It exemplifies how the examination can become renegotiable through the practice of a critical design. We will reflect this in the design of the contemporary gynaecological examination chair (GEC). We used women's experiences as a starting point for the design of an Androchair (a conceptual male equivalent of the GEC), in order to make the experiences critically visible. Inspired by the view of the gynaecological examination as a performance where the Androchair is represented as a prop and was placed on a stage as a discussion object during a public seminar. The Androchair allowed for both critical and multiple readings of the GEC and through that, the gynaecology examination at large. Moreover, it stimulated a discussion about alternative ideas towards achieving a more positive experience. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Subject headings
- HUMANIORA -- Konst -- Design (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- Arts -- Design (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- gynaecology
- gender critical design
- theories of performance
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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