Craft Cultures
From: 8th November 2016 3:00 pm
To: 11th November 2016 4:00 pm
Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies, University of Leicester
University of Leicester Fielding Johnson Building First Floor, LR L67, University of Leicester, LE1 7RHCraft Cultures is a week of events exploring the contemporary significance of craft
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CAMEo Craft Cultures is a week of events exploring the contemporary significance of craft. Objects made in traditional or non-mechanised ways have recently gained in visibility and currency, from the handmade crafts on Etsy to the ever-changing selections of craft beers in micropubs. The significance of craft is bound up in ideas and ideals of craft as skilfulness and the power of ingenuity, the transformative potential of pleasure in making, and the desire and satisfaction associated with doing things well. But celebratory discussions of craft also require a critical examination of the limitations and co-optation of craft’s radical potential within hegemonic systems of production and consumption, and of the difficult realities of making a living through craft and reviving craft skills in everyday life.
CAMEo Craft Cultures welcomes researchers, teachers, students, makers, artists and practitioners whose personal and professional interests intersect with issues of creativity, artisanal production, creative industries and micro-enterprise, sustainability, and craft as object and practice. Please join us for a stimulating week of events!
