Maker’s knowledge (artisanal epistemology) is the embodied knowledge of craftspeople, gained by virtue of their physical engagement with a particular craft. It points to a recent realisation that the production of material objects requires large-scale experiential knowledge that is complex, innovative, methodical and evolving. Here, I will speak about the importance of maker’s knowledge in general and also highlight its role in furthering science in the early modern period and its recent use as a research method for understanding human culture in the past. All the examples I use refer to human engagement with rocks and minerals.

All are welcome.

Dr Judyth Sassoon, Associate Researcher for the Field Centre; PDRA Palaeobiology, University of Bristol

Venue: The Field Centre

Entrance: £ donation on the door