The epistemological relevance of the arts in foresight and futures studies

Clayton Davies*, David Sarpong

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalFutures
Volume47
Early online date27 Nov 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

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Crown copyright © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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