What is Material Culture? by Sophie Woodward

The study of material culture raises questions as to what methods can help to understand the non-verbal. What role can interviews have within this and what other methods can be utilised? There is not straightforward ‘answer’ to these dilemmas, but there are a range of methods that have been adopted by researchers to move towards understanding the material relationships that people have to objects. For more methods resources see: http://www.methods.manchester.ac.uk