The CSPS Technical Action Cluster invites you to a public lecture on the Chaîne Opératoire, an anthropological method for documenting and analyzing technical activities. The lecture is given by Ludovic Coupaye, Associate Professor in Anthropology at UCL (UK) and Director of the Centre for the Anthropology of Technics and Technodiversity. The session will introduce the concept of Chaîne Opératoire, beginning with a review of the historical development of documenting technical activities in anthropology. We will explore its origins in the work of Marcel Mauss, its evolution in archaeology and anthropology, and its key components.
This public lecture marks the start of the two-day workshop “Making Processes Visible with the Chaîne Opératoire: A Methodological Workshop”, but is open to all and no registration is required.
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 7
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 12:00
📍 Location: Room B0081, Leeuwenborch, Wageningen Campus
For more information, or if you have any questions, feel free to contact Stephanie Hobbis at stephanie.hobbis@wur.nl.
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