O mito da História do Design frente aos debates historiográficos atuais

The myth of Design History in light of the current historiographical debates

Lima, Rafael Amato Bruno de

Artigo:

Partindo da discussão proposta por Clive Dilnot no texto “The State of Design History”, publicado em 1984 na Design Issues, o artigo investiga de que maneira a ideia do “mito” na escrita da História do Design constitui-se nos debates historiográficos. Com o intuito de aprofundar essa problemática, analisa-se, em um segundo momento, a quarta edição do Journal of Design History, publicada em 2009, que reuniu quatro textos que dialogam com os escritos de Dilnot. Além disso, discute-se as ressonâncias desse debate no contexto brasileiro a partir da reflexão de Priscila Farias, apresentada em 2015 também no Journal of Design History. Por fim, estudos históricos mais recentes, publicados em 2021 no livro Design Struggles: Intersecting Histories, Pedagogies, and Perspectives, são também mobilizados. Argumenta-se, em síntese, que a escrita da História do Design enquanto um “mito” tem sido questionada na medida em que questões pungentes no tempo presente, como o feminismo e o Design não eurocentrado, tem provocado novos olhares para o passado.

Taking as a starting point the discussion proposed by Clive Dilnot in “The State of Design History” (1984), essay published in the Design Issues Journal, this paper investigates how the idea of ​​ “myth” in Design History is established among historiographical discussions. In order to understand this issue, the fourth edition of the Journal of Design History, published in 2009, is also analyzed. This edition gathered four essays which dialoged with Dilnot’s writings. Besides, reflections about these discussions in the Brazilian context is considered through perspectives presented by Priscila Farias in the paper written for the Journal of Design History in 2015. Finally, recent historiographical studies, published in 2021 in the book Design Struggles: Intersecting Histories, Pedagogies, and Perspectives, are also mobilized. The main argument is that the “myth” of Design History writing has been questioned as far as present issues, such as feminism and non-Eurocentric Design practices, provoke new perspectives on the past.

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DOI: 10.5151/mxriodc2021-5

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Como citar:

Lima, Rafael Amato Bruno de; "O mito da História do Design frente aos debates historiográficos atuais", p-55-66. In: Anais do 9º Congresso Internacional MXRIO DESIGN Conference 2021. São Paulo: Blucher, 2022.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/mxriodc2021-5