Critical Theory and Interaction Design (The MIT Press)

Classic texts by thinkers from Althusser to Žižek alongside essays by leaders in interaction design and HCI show the relevance of critical theory to interaction design.

Why should interaction designers read critical theory? Critical theory is proving unexpectedly relevant to media and technology studies. The editors of this volume argue that reading critical theory―understood in the broadest sense, including but not limited to the Frankfurt School―can help designers do what they want to do; can teach wisdom itself; can provoke; and can introduce new ways of seeing. They illustrate their argument by presenting classic texts by thinkers in critical theory from Althusser to Žižek alongside essays in which leaders in interaction design and HCI describe the influence of the text on their work. For example, one contributor considers the relevance Umberto Eco's “Openness, Information, Communication” to digital content; another reads Walter Benjamin's “The Author as Producer” in terms of interface designers; and another reflects on the implications of Judith Butler's Gender Trouble for interaction design. The editors offer a substantive introduction that traces the various strands of critical theory.

Taken together, the essays show how critical theory and interaction design can inform each other, and how interaction design, drawing on critical theory, might contribute to our deepest needs for connection, competency, self-esteem, and wellbeing.

Contributors
Jeffrey Bardzell, Shaowen Bardzell, Olav W. Bertelsen, Alan F. Blackwell, Mark Blythe, Kirsten Boehner, John Bowers, Gilbert Cockton, Carl DiSalvo, Paul Dourish, Melanie Feinberg, Beki Grinter, Hrönn Brynjarsdóttir Holmer, Jofish Kaye, Ann Light, John McCarthy, Søren Bro Pold, Phoebe Sengers, Erik Stolterman, Kaiton Williams., Peter Wright

Classic texts
Louis Althusser, Aristotle, Roland Barthes, Seyla Benhabib, Walter Benjamin, Judith Butler, Arthur Danto, Terry Eagleton, Umberto Eco, Michel Foucault, Wolfgang Iser, Alan Kaprow, Søren Kierkegaard, Bruno Latour, Herbert Marcuse, Edward Said, James C. Scott, Slavoj Žižek

從 Althusser 到 Žižek 的思想家的經典文本，以及互動設計和人機互動領域的領導者所撰寫的文章，展示了批判理論對互動設計的相關性。

為什麼互動設計師應該閱讀批判理論？批判理論在媒體和科技研究中意外地顯示出相關性。本書的編輯認為閱讀批判理論（廣義上理解，包括但不限於法蘭克福學派）可以幫助設計師實現他們想要的目標，可以教導智慧本身，可以引發思考，並可以引入新的觀點。他們通過呈現批判理論思想家的經典文本，從 Althusser 到 Žižek，以及互動設計和人機互動領域的領導者所撰寫的文章，來證明他們的觀點。例如，一位貢獻者考慮了 Umberto Eco 的《開放性、信息、通信》對數字內容的相關性；另一位以界面設計師的角度閱讀了 Walter Benjamin 的《作為製作者的作者》；還有一位反思了 Judith Butler 的《性別困擾》對互動設計的影響。編輯們提供了一個實質性的導言，追溯了批判理論的各種流派。

這些文章共同展示了批判理論和互動設計如何相互影響，以及互動設計如何借鑒批判理論，可能有助於我們對連接、能力、自尊和幸福的最深層需求。

貢獻者：Jeffrey Bardzell、Shaowen Bardzell、Olav W. Bertelsen、Alan F. Blackwell、Mark Blythe、Kirsten Boehner、John Bowers、Gilbert Cockton、Carl DiSalvo、Paul Dourish、Melanie Feinberg、Beki Grinter、Hrönn Brynjarsdóttir Holmer、Jofish Kaye、Ann Light、John McCarthy、Søren Bro Pold、Phoebe Sengers、Erik Stolterman、Kaiton Williams、Peter Wright

經典文本：Louis Althusser、Aristotle、Roland Barthes、Seyla Benhabib、Walter Benjamin、Judith Butler、Arthur Danto、Terry Eagleton、Umberto Eco、Michel Foucault、Wolfgang Iser、Alan Kaprow、Søren Kierkegaard、Bruno Latour、Herbert Marcuse、Edward Said、James C. Scott、Slavoj Žižek