Wednesday 16:00-16:30 Laurie Taylor discusses the latest social science research.
04 June 2008 repeat 08 June
HORSES Dr Joanna Latimer, has co-authored with Lynda Birke, a recent paper Natural relations: horses, knowledge and technology. Their research examines the different ways in which humans relate to horses and their various attitudes towards horses and horsemanship. It throws some light upon the division between the human and the non-human world.
COMFORT OF THINGS Laurie Taylor is joined by Professor Daniel Miller, anthropologist and the author of a new book entitled The Comfort of Things. They consider the relationship between people and the personal possessions that adorn their homes and explore whether our lust for material objects could be damaging to widely accepted ideals of community spirit.
Additional information:
Dr Joanna Latimer Reader in Social Sciences at the Cardiff University School of Social Sciences
Natural relations: horses, knowledge and technology by Joanna Latimer and Lynda Birke (Chester University School of Biological Sciences) submitted to The Sociological Review March 2008
Professor Daniel Miller Anthropologist and Professor of Material Culture at the Department of Anthropology, University College London
The Comfort of Things Publisher: Polity Press ISBN-10: 0745644031 ISBN-13: 978-0745644035
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