TY - JOUR
T1 - The epistemological relevance of the arts in foresight and futures studies
AU - Davies, Clayton
AU - Sarpong, David
N1 - Crown copyright © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - In this paper, we argue that the arts in its various forms have a genuine epistemological relevance to the theory and practice of foresight. To this end, we draw on the work of Ernst Bloch to advance the ‘disclosive’ role of graffiti art in contributing to futures becoming and the understanding of peoples’ subjective experiences and shared social theories about inarticulate social currents that may bring to life possibilities and potentialities in the realisation of some modest utopian visions.
AB - In this paper, we argue that the arts in its various forms have a genuine epistemological relevance to the theory and practice of foresight. To this end, we draw on the work of Ernst Bloch to advance the ‘disclosive’ role of graffiti art in contributing to futures becoming and the understanding of peoples’ subjective experiences and shared social theories about inarticulate social currents that may bring to life possibilities and potentialities in the realisation of some modest utopian visions.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2012.11.002
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016328712002078
U2 - 10.1016/j.futures.2012.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.futures.2012.11.002
M3 - Article
SN - 1873-6378
VL - 47
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Futures
JF - Futures
ER -