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What does craft represent against Euroamerican-centric modernism?
What does craft represent against Euroamerican-centric modernism?
- A promotion of individual expression
- A resistance against tradition and utility
- An adoption of the modernist ethos of production and service
- A resistance against disregard for tradition, utility, and aesthetic modes of enjoyment beyond the visual (correct)
What is prioritized in the current capitalist model?
What is prioritized in the current capitalist model?
- Tradition, utility, and aesthetic modes of enjoyment
- Individual expression and creativity
- Immediacy, efficiency, flexibility, and novelty (correct)
- Deep understanding of and engagement with the world and others
What characterizes the 'modernist ethos of production and service'?
What characterizes the 'modernist ethos of production and service'?
- Division of labor, efficiency, large scale, productivity, and profit (correct)
- Individual expression, creativity, and control over institutions
- Division of labor, inefficiency, small scale, low productivity, and low profit
- Respect for tradition, utility, and aesthetic modes of enjoyment
Why are mass-produced objects so cheap?
Why are mass-produced objects so cheap?
What is the 'high price' paid by people in the Global South?
What is the 'high price' paid by people in the Global South?
Who calls the externalization and imperial mode of living?
Who calls the externalization and imperial mode of living?
What is one solution to the issue of mass-produced objects being cheap?
What is one solution to the issue of mass-produced objects being cheap?
What is the impact of the global inequality and colonial exploitation of labor and environmental resources on the Global South?
What is the impact of the global inequality and colonial exploitation of labor and environmental resources on the Global South?
What is the primary motivation behind crafting, according to the concept of craftsmanship?
What is the primary motivation behind crafting, according to the concept of craftsmanship?
What is the main characteristic of good design, according to the provided information?
What is the main characteristic of good design, according to the provided information?
What is the concept of 'craftwashing' similar to?
What is the concept of 'craftwashing' similar to?
What is the primary focus of craftsmanship, according to Richard Sennett?
What is the primary focus of craftsmanship, according to Richard Sennett?
What is the relationship between craftsmanship and the environment, according to the provided information?
What is the relationship between craftsmanship and the environment, according to the provided information?
What is the primary benefit of a refocus on craft and craftsmanship in today's society?
What is the primary benefit of a refocus on craft and craftsmanship in today's society?
What is the underlying value of craftsmanship, according to the provided information?
What is the underlying value of craftsmanship, according to the provided information?
What is the primary goal of the 'right to repair' movement?
What is the primary goal of the 'right to repair' movement?
Study Notes
Craft as a Resistance to Modernism
- Craft represents a resistance against Euroamerican-centric modernism, which disregards tradition, utility, and aesthetic modes of enjoyment beyond the visual.
- Western modernism prioritizes individual expression over other types of creativity that involve a deep understanding of and engagement with the world and others.
The Devaluation of Craft
- Craft as a type of knowledge has been devalued within the current capitalist model, which prioritizes immediacy, efficiency, flexibility, and novelty.
- The capitalist model is characterized by "division of labor, efficiency, large scale, productivity, and profit" (Lie, 2021).
Global Inequality and Exploitation
- Mass-produced objects are cheap due to factors stemming from global inequality and the colonial exploitation of labor and environmental resources from the Global South by the Global North.
- People in the Global South pay the "high price" of low wages, exploitative working conditions, environmental damage, and more.
Alternative to Mass Production
- "Few Better Things" is a solution, where consumers buy less, buy better, use for long, care, reuse, repair, and repurpose.
- Supporting objects made with care, advocating for the right to repair, and promoting good design and appropriate technology are key.
Craftsmanship
- Craftsmanship is defined as "an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake" (Sennett).
- Craft involves creativity, improvisation, curiosity, experimentation, play, taking risks, and solving problems, leading to satisfaction, enjoyment, and a sense of pride and competence.
The Significance of Craft
- Craft reflects both intellectual and embodied knowledge, involving skill and creativity, "hand", "heart", and "head".
- Craft is a relational process that involves attention to and engagement with the world, emphasizing the ethics of care.
- Craft can help address problems such as environmental destruction, loss of bio and cultural diversity, social isolation, and global inequality by promoting diversity, heterogeneity, and autonomy.
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Explore the concept of craft as a resistance to Euroamerican-centric modernism, and how it has been devalued in the current capitalist model. Discover how craft prioritizes tradition, utility, and aesthetic modes of enjoyment beyond the visual.
