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Craft and Community

How does making things by hand bring people together? Laurie Taylor explores craft and community with Richard Sennett and David Gauntlett.

Is DIY culture and home improvement linked to the ideals of John Ruskin? David Gauntlett, author of Making is Connecting believes it is and he contends that bloggers and online enthusiasts are the inheritors of Britain's creative culture - making communities through their craft in the same way that medieval stone masons used to do. But is posting a skate-boarding dog on YouTube really comparable to carving a gargoyle on a gothic cathedral? The sociologist Richard Sennett joins Laurie Taylor and David Gauntlett to discuss making things, creating communities and what counts as craftsmanship.
Producer: Charlie Taylor.

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30 minutes

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  • Wed 27 Apr 2011 16:00
  • Mon 2 May 2011 00:15

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