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SUMMARY:Rethinking Craft in Postindustrial Society
DESCRIPTION:Event description:\nIn industrial society\, where people live surrounded by machine-made\, mass-produced commodities\, craft has been relegated to the realm of “tradition\,” which belongs to the disconnected past. However\, what does craft mean in a postindustrial society like today’s United States? When manufacturing\, the long-time opponent to craft\, no longer constitutes a major economic sector\, what is the role of craft and what can we gain from it? These questions become even more critical now when on the one hand\, artificial intelligence threatens to encroach on human territory\, and on the other hand\, the senses of localism\, ethical consumption\, and environmental consequences are higher than ever. This one-day conference proposes to take advantage of this crucial moment as an opportunity to rethink craft both as a mode of production and as a way of living. By bringing together practitioners and scholars from Asia and the United States\, it provides a venue for an interdisciplinary conversation about craft\, technology\, and the economy. \nPlease visit the conference website here: https://www.rethinkingcraft.net/ \nThe conference is co-sponsored by Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Center for Science and Society;Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.\nIt is open to the public. No registration is required. \nProgram details:\n9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast\n9:30 – 9:45 Introduction\nYuan Yi\, Columbia University\n9:45 – 10:45 “Heavy Metal Weaving”: Between Craft and Mechanization\nChair: Yuan Yi\, Columbia University\nSpeaker: Rabbit Goody\, Thistle Hill Weavers\n10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break\n11:00 – 12:30 Made in USA\, Made in Laos: Handwoven Textiles\nChair: Pamela Smith\, Columbia University\nSpeakers: Justin Squizzero\, The Burroughs Garret\nCarol Cassidy\, Lao Textiles \n12:30 – 1:30 Lunch Break\n1:30 – 3:00 State\, Craft\, and Intangible Cultural Heritage\nChair: Jacob Eyferth\, The University of Chicago\nSpeakers: Timothy Oakes\, University of Colorado Boulder\nKaruna Miryam Dietrich Wielenga\, Azim Premji University \n3:00 – 3:15 Coffee Break\n3:15 – 4:30 Roundtable\nModerator: Eugenia Lean\, Columbia University\nParticipants: \nRabbit Goody\, Thistle Hill Weavers\nYuan Yi\, Columbia University\nJustin Squizzero\, The Burroughs Garret\nCarol Cassidy\, Lao Textiles\nPamela Smith\, Columbia University\nTimothy Oakes\, University of Colorado Boulder\nKaruna Miryam Dietrich Wielenga\, Azim Premji University\nJacob Eyferth\, The University of Chicago\nEugenia Lean\, Columbia University \n
URL:https://ealac.columbia.edu/event/rethinking-craft-in-postindustrial-society/
LOCATION:918 International Affairs Building
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