پیگیری کار لذت‌بخش: کاردستی در انگلستان قرن بیست و یکم

Against the backdrop of an alienating, technologizing and ever-accelerating world of material production, this book tells an intimate story: one about a community of woodworkers training at an historic institution in London's East End during the present 'renaissance of craftsmanship'. The animated and scholarly accounts of learning, achievement and challenges reveal the deep human desire to create with our hands, the persistent longing to find meaningful work, and the struggle to realise dreams. In its penetrating explorations of the nature of embodied skill, the book champions greater appreciation for the dexterity, ingenuity and intelligence that lie at the heart of craftwork. "Against the backdrop of an alienating, technologizing and ever-accelerating world of material production, this book tells an intimate story: one about a community of woodworkers training at an historic institution in London's East End during the present 'renaissance of craftsmanship'. The animated and scholarly accounts of learning, achievement and challenges reveal the deep human desire to create with our hands, the persistent longing to find meaningful work, and the struggle to realise dreams. In its penetrating explorations of the nature of embodied skill, the book champions greater appreciation for the dexterity, ingenuity and intelligence that lie at the heart of craftwork"-- Provided by publisher CONTENTS FIGURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PROLOGUE Toiling to Live INTRODUCTION A Pursuit of Pleasurable Studies with Woodworkers CHAPTER 1 AN ANTHROPOLOGIST’S JOURNEY INTO CRAFTWORK AND APPRENTICESHIP CHAPTER 2 THE CARPENTERS’ COMPANY AND EARLY LONDON APPRENTICESHIPS CHAPTER 3 THE BUILDING CRAFTS COLLEGE A History CHAPTER 4 GETTING STARTED CHAPTER 5 CRAFTING CRAFTSPEOPLE Introducing the Instructors CHAPTER 6 VOCATIONAL MIGRANTS TO CRAFTWORK CHAPTER 7 THE INTELLIGENT HAND CHAPTER 8 PROBLEM SOLVING AT THE WORKBENCH CHAPTER 9 MANAGING PLEASURABLE PURSUITS CHAPTER 10 SKILL AND AGEING EPILOGUE Towards a Hands-On Curriculum BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX