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/