Field Working Chapters 3-5

I don't have as many handouts or notes for these chapters as I do for the first few chapters. Admittedly, I don't use these chapters as much as the first few. One of the highlights for me in these chapters is the section on reading artifacts. It begins on page 143 and goes through 155. this section includes a short story by Alice Walker, Everyday Use. I think the most important information in this section is the statement that "Objects are readable texts." I think this concept is comparable to Mutnick's article and the idea that we can "read" built structures.