Hello PhD-Design List people.
I've been lurking on the list for several months and I've found it very interesting reading.
I'm in the first year of a PhD in Visual Communication Design at the University of Newcastle, Australia. I'm looking at the design of ritual, particularly how rituals could be designed to assist people to explore and reflect on their relationship with their material possessions.
As part of my research, I am planning to acquire data through phenomenological enquiry into the relationship between people and possessions, the meaning that possessions have and their role in constructing identity. I initially thought that the best way to gather this information would be through my own phenomenological research. But now I am wondering whether enough information is available though other studies to make it more sensible for me to restrict myself to available literature and not undertake my own ethnography/field work. This would enable me to concentrate on the focus of my project, which is ritual design.
I am wondering what others think of this decision... I would be especially interested if anyone could point me to any useful sources that I could draw on. (I would be happy to provide a copy of a summary of this information when completed to anyone who would find it helpful.)
I am also very keen to hear from anyone who has done research into the interface of ritual and design.
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With thanks and regards
Sall Cloke
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