💡Note: This isn't finished academic work. Think of these as research notes from a material-focused anthropologist curious about Mandalorian culture. Have you ever thought about what must have been going on for people to discover how to work iron? All the experiments that people must have been carrying out to

Introduction It's time we talked about metallurgy. Or, more precisely, the Armourer. I'm planning another post that'll deal with the role of materials, i.e., beskar steel, for next week. This week, I'm going to concentrate on the Armourer, like I promised. Because for once, I'm trying to set up

Introduction Hello and welcome back to Materiality and the Mandalorian. This is part two of a series where I puzzle over how materials and objects function in the world of The Mandalorian. Or, at least, I watch The Mandalorian episodes and think about how the materials and objects function and