The 20th-Century Fate of the Craft Ideal

Jackson Lears, Board of Governors professor of history at Rutgers University, traces the changing attitudes toward craftsmanship in the 20th-century United States high and popular culture, looking specifically at work produced at Cranbrook, Black Mountain, and Penland. He will also discuss the post-World War II do-it-yourself movement, concluding with reflections (following Matthew Crawford and Richard Sennett) on the eclipse of craftsmanship in the workplaces of the Information Age. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.