Memory Making
‘Memory Making’ explores, through the eyes of a potter and the words of a cognitive archaeologist, the connection between memory, material culture, and making.
Emanuele Prezioso (2018 DPhil Archaeology), writes:
At the beginning of Hilary Term 2023, Keble College hosted the first private screening and commentary of the opening episode of Holy Craft!
This series of short films celebrates craftsmanship, our relationship with the material world, cognition, sustainability, heritage, and creativity. Titled Memory Making, the first episode, showcased at the Keble H B Allen Centre, explores through the eyes of a potter (Joseph Bull) and the words of a cognitive archaeologist (Emanuele Prezioso) the connection between memory, material culture, and making.
The event consisted of the screening of Memory Making and was followed by a 30-minute panel discussion between Director Issabella Orlando (Lucky13 Films), Emanuele Prezioso, Professor Chris Gosden (Professor in European Prehistory and Fellow, Keble College), Dr Robin Wilson (Director of Wytham Studio & Oxford University Kilns and Social Anthropologist, Keble College), and moderated by Professor Ian Archer (Tutor in Modern History and Fellow, Keble College).
The screening was followed by a panel discussion between Director Issabella Orlando, Emanuele Prezioso, Professor Chris Gosden, Dr Robin Wilson, and moderated by Professor Ian Archer
It was incredible to see how many undergraduates and postgraduates, American exchange students, fellows, and college members attended the screening of Memory Making. The drinks reception was lively, and the questions moved to the more informal setting of the HBAC café. The discussions that emerged during the event demonstrated the importance of multidisciplinary research and public engagement, further highlighting the tremendous generative capacity that Keble College has to create innovative research and bring great minds together.
The event was such a success thanks to the incredible support of Professor Ian Archer, the staff working behind the curtains, the academic fellows, and the cutting-edge facilities of Keble HBAC.
