Idea by
Léopold Lambert
Call for ideas 2017
Publishing a Post-Colonial Magazine
Publishing a Post-Colonial Magazine
Some still want to learn architecture through the writings of Western-centric male architects, this project is not for them. Others, who prefer approaching a critical reflection on space through Frantz Fanon, Angela Davis, Edward Said, or Judith Butler, this project of a conversation (whether initiated through a lecture, an exhibition, or a workshop) might be appealing in the bridges it establishes between the politics of space and the politics of bodies. Through its nine first issues, The Funambulist gives voice to designers, social science students/professors, and political activists to approach design (urbanism, architecture, objects, clothing) through anti-racist, feminist, queer, decolonizing, and anti-normative narratives that challenge the fundamentals on which design is usually conceived. The negotiation of the publication’s economy, the choice of its contributors, the conditions of labor, appear as equally important to debate in this project.
Publishing a Post-Colonial Magazine
Publishing a Post-Colonial Magazine
Some still want to learn architecture through the writings of Western-centric male architects, this project is not for them. Others, who prefer approaching a critical reflection on space through Frantz Fanon, Angela Davis, Edward Said, or Judith Butler, this project of a conversation (whether initiated through a lecture, an exhibition, or a workshop) might be appealing in the bridges it establishes between the politics of space and the politics of bodies. Through its nine first issues, The Funambulist gives voice to designers, social science students/professors, and political activists to approach design (urbanism, architecture, objects, clothing) through anti-racist, feminist, queer, decolonizing, and anti-normative narratives that challenge the fundamentals on which design is usually conceived. The negotiation of the publication’s economy, the choice of its contributors, the conditions of labor, appear as equally important to debate in this project.