Jane Webb

Dr. Jane Webb

lecturer in Material Culture on the contemporary crafts course.
Main areas of research are in the relationship between theory and practice and I have written on many different subjects from 19th century British design for manufactures to contemporary craft.

Staying on the Ground: geographical metaphors in critical practice

This paper is about academic tradition, contemporary and historical craft practice, writing, documenting, the role and ethics of being a critic, and using none textual material to document.

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