A graduate seminar

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 am in my lab in the Archaeology Center

CLASSGEN 332 (5 Units)

This seminar is a deep inspection of relationships with artifacts and the material world, taking in the latest thinking about design and making, innovation and cultural change. We will pursue readings and discussions in philosophy, design studies, the sociology and history of technology, science studies, and art history, as well as anthropological archaeology. Case studies will be drawn from early agricultural societies and Graeco-Roman antiquity. The aim is to provide an advanced grounding and a conceptual toolkit for anyone researching design, manufacture, the distribution and consumption of goods.

Web site - http://humanitieslab.stanford.edu/PragmatogonySeminar/