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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2017 |
Registration ID | ICPRH374B001 |
Course Title | The Contest over Quality: The Ethics and Politics of Craft and Design |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Independent College Programs |
Instructor | Donahue,Thomas J. |
Times and Days | M 07:30pm-10:00pm
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Room Location | GST102 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2312 Design and marketing have triumphed over craft in the world economy. Steve Jobs is the messiah. Is this all to the good? What is lost when craft is marginalized? This course examines the value of both craft and design, and the forces backing them. The course centers on one main question: What balance should we as individuals strike between craft and design, given that both have undoubted values? How much authority should we give to design, and how much to craft? How can we tell what is good quality and what isnt, when people disagree so vehemently and in apparent good faith about what is good and why?; Enrollment Limit: 15; Lottery Preference(s): 1st priority to seniors majoring in humanities or social sciences, 2nd priority to other seniors, 3rd priority to juniors Humanities (HU) |
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