We shape (things) shape us - What Does it Mean to Be Human?

Recorded April 15, 2019. The Trinity Long Room Hub is delighted to
present the latest talk in the series What does it Mean to be Human
in the 21st century?, with cultural historian Dr. Lisa Godson who
will explore the field of material culture and how our identity as
humans is predicated on the artefacts we surround ourselves with.
It will explore the objects, spaces and systems that we use and
inhabit, and will propose that being human in the 21st century
involves understanding that we not only shape objects and
environments but are in turn shaped by the material world to behave
and act in certain ways. It will further explore how research into
the design and use of seemingly ordinary or everyday objects can
enlighten our understanding of the past, present and future and how
the implied user of particular objects and technologies is designed
into objects, leading to the disabling and even endangerment of
others. This podcast also includes a conversation between Christine
Morris, Andrew A. David Associate Professor in Greek Archaeology
and History at Trinity College Dublin. The lecture series is
organised by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research
Institute in partnership with The Dock, Accenture’s global research
and incubation hub in Dublin. Learn more at:
https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/