This free course, An introduction to material culture, introduces the study of material culture. It asks why we should study things and outlines some basic approaches to studying objects.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- Why study things?
- A piece of broken masonry
- The study of objects
- How to study material culture
- Object-centred approaches
- Object-driven approaches
- Describing objects
- What is material culture?
- Everyday objects
- Making assumptions
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements