Art, Craft, Science

Calendar

WEEK #	TOPICS	DUE DATES
1	Introduction
Part I: Historical Perspective
2	From artisan to technician: The labor and value of craftwork before and after the Industrial Revolution
3	The craft of scientific work	Assignment 1 due
4	Artisanship and modernist craft revival (and re-revival) Screening:  Excerpts from Craft in America, pbs.org.
Part II: Theoretical Perspective
5	Knowing and doing: Tools and technology	Assignment 2 due
6	Embodied practice and acquired skill	Assignment 3 due
Part III: Anthropological Perspective
7	Craft and value in a global economy Screening:  Clip from Mardi Gras: Made in China. Directed by David Redmon. Color, 72 min. 2005.
8	Design politics Guest lecturer:  Dr. Sonia Matos, Lecturer, Design Context, Edinburgh College of Art
9	Screening:  Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Directed by David Gelb. Color, 81 min. 2011. Q&A with Dr. Theodore C. Bestor, Reischauer Institute Professor of Social Anthropology, Harvard University	Final paper proposal due
10	Artisan lives and artisanal cheese Comparative tasting: American artisanal and industrial cheeses + your mozzarella!	Assignment 4 due
11	Craft publics: collecting and display Guest lecturer:  Alessandro Angelini, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Screening:_ The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend_. Directed by Celia Carey. Color, 60 min. 2005.
12	The quest for authenticity: from craft tourism to craftivism Screening:  Excerpts from Handmade Nation. Directed by Faythe Levine. Color, 90 min. 2009. Jenine Providence. “Handmade Nation Trailer.” January 19, 2009. YouTube. Accessed August 27, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwFbMFqfsKM
13	Student presentations	Final paper due