Radical Human Centricity

Radical Human CentricityThis book is a call to action. It is a critique of the poor state of commercial research and an articulation of the shifts and changes in thinking needed to fulfil the empty promises of human centered research.

and considers it as a phenomenon in its own right

suburban modernity and the middlebrow established in the interwar years

Few contemporary television shows have been subjected to the critical scrutiny that has been brought to bear on David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks since its debut in 1990

Featuring essays by practitioners such as Zac Kline

It includes studies of the fascinating

Drawing upon three case studies – a peasant farmers’ network

criticised and studied in many films

and how else we might think about enthusiasm today

Through qualitative methods and rich empirical data

The book looks at the amateur activities of female ‘home makers’ in search of creative outlets and married couples seeking to modernise their homes as well as the contributions of early professional (female) ‘interior decorators’

With wide appeal to actors

it contributes to the debate about Russia’s role in international affairs and the challenge the country poses to the international order