Why Craft? : Study Group/Book Club

"Against a rising tide of automation and increasing digital complexity, we are becoming further divorced from the very thing that defines us: we are makers, crafters of things.”

In his book Craeft, Alexander Langlands calls us to remember why we should bother to engage with the laborious processes of making things by hand. This question of why is what this study group will be exploring. Through reading works written by leading craft philosophers we will endeavor to explore the meaning of craftsmanship and why it may matter more now than ever before. 
 
Books:
2/11/24   Craeft by Alexander Langlands
4/7/24      The Craftsman by Richard Sennett
6/9/24      News From Nowhere and Other Writings by William Morris 
8/11/24    Why We Make Things and Why It Matters:
                    The Education of a Craftsman by Peter
                    Korn
9/15/24    Fewer, Better Things: The Hidden
                    Wisdom of Objects by Glen Adamson
11/10/24 The Nature and Art of Workmanship by
                    David Pye

The group - led by Rebecca Ranta - will meet on the above dates by Zoom for a lively discussion.
 
Time: 6 - 8 pm EST.
 
Upon registering you will receive a welcome letter with more information, including the zoom link. Each session will be recorded and sent out  the following week for those that can’t attend the meeting.
 
All books available at online book retailers, and may be in stock or available for special order at local bookstores.
 
This class has a limit of 15 students per session. If the session you're interested in is sold out, please email Rebecca at rebeccadranta@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist.
 
This class is offered on a sliding scale of $10-$25 per session. When you add this class to your basket, it will appear at the highest price tier. To adjust the price to your chosen level, use one of these coupon codes at checkout:
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Students interested in participating in the whole series may sign up for the entire program (year-long six-class series). When you add this to your basket, it will appear at the highest price tier. To adjust the price to your chosen level, use one of these coupon codes at checkout:
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    ◦    To pay $150, no code is needed.
(Please only use the 60, 90, and 120 codes when signing up for ALL SESSIONS. Thanks!)