It's time for our first quest! In this episode, Tilly and Ash discuss the dilemma of how to categorize golems. Are they classified as objects? Or does the theory of object agency come into play? Also, what is the theory of object agency...? And what does all this have to do with shell necklaces and robots? Listen in to find out!

Links

• Shriver-Rice, M. 2009. “Materiality, Objects, and Agency: Examples from Archaeology and Anthropology.”
• Knappett, C. And Malafouris, L. 2008. “Material Agency: towards a non-anthropocentric approach”
• Munn, N. 1983. Gawan Kula: spatiotemporal control and the symbolism of influence. In J. W. Leach and E. R. Leach (eds) The Kula: new perspectives on Massim exchange. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 277–308. (unfortunately no open access version found)

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