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Critical Craft - Technology, Globalization, and Capitalism (Paperback)
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Critical Craft - Technology, Globalization, and Capitalism (Paperback)
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From Oaxacan wood carvings to dessert kitchens in provincial
France, Critical Craft presents thirteen ethnographies which
examine what defines and makes 'craft' in a wide variety of
practices from around the world. Challenging the conventional
understanding of craft as a survival, a revival, or something that
resists capitalism, the book turns instead to the designers, DIY
enthusiasts, traditional artisans, and technical programmers who
consider their labor to be craft, in order to comprehend how they
make sense of it. The authors' ethnographic studies focus on the
individuals and communities who claim a practice as their own,
bypassing the question of craft survival to ask how and why
activities termed craft are mobilized and reproduced. Moving beyond
regional studies of heritage artisanship, the authors suggest that
ideas of craft are by definition part of a larger cosmopolitan
dialogue of power and identity. By paying careful attention to
these sometimes conflicting voices, this collection shows that
there is great flexibility in terms of which activities are
labelled 'craft'. In fact, there are many related ideas of craft
and these shape distinct engagements with materials, people, and
the economy. Case studies from countries including Mexico, Nigeria,
India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and France draw together evidence
based on linguistics, microsociology, and participant observation
to explore the shifting terrain on which those engaged in craft are
operating. What emerges is a fascinating picture which shows how
claims about craft are an integral part of contemporary global
change.
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