Melodievb/dart391b

I am taking a Sociology class this term which is called Sociology through films and I am amazed to see how Sociology and Design are linked. Actually, I am studying many concept who could be useful to see in our design classes. Last class, we saw a part of the documentary called “the corporation” and I decide to rent it in order to have a chance to see it entirely. I was really shocked to discover that kind of information which is concerning directly consumption, marketing, production and so on, through a Sociology class which is a free elective. Of course, we talk about sustainability and socially responsible products but I think we should have courses that talk directly of those issues, the real ones… Theory is good but to my opinion, waiting for the marketplace to find out about all these bad practices that our future employers do use to gain power and money. I really think we should have courses like Ethics in Design, Deontology in Design, Environmental implications in Design… Some of the real stuff, something more concrete.

Through this film, I heard about a woman called Klein and one of her project called No Logo. I am planning to look for more information because it may be related to my plastic bags projects in a certain way.