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An introduction to material culture
An introduction to material culture

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How to study material culture

Crucially, those with a special interest in the study of material culture tend to cross disciplinary or subject boundaries, and work in what we describe as an interdisciplinary fashion. At the same time, specialists from specific fields bring different approaches and insights to the study of material culture. We aim here to introduce you to some of the more accessible approaches to this exciting and new field of academic enquiry.