In this exciting new book, Mike Michael uses case studies of mundane technologies such as the walking boot, the car and the TV remote control to question some of the fundamental dichotomies through which we make sense of the world. Drawing on the insights of Bruno Latour, Donna Haraway and Michel Serres, the author elaborates an innovative methodology through which new hybrid objects of study are creatively constructed, tracing the ways in which the cultural, the natural and the technological interweave in the production of order and disorder. This book critically engages with and draws connections between a wide range of literature including those concerned with the environment, consumption and the body.
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This book uses case studies of mundane technologies such as the walking boot, the car and the TV remote control to question some of the fundamental dichotomies through which we make sense of the world.
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Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Theorizing heterogeneity and distributedness; Chapter 3 Walking boots; Chapter 4 Co(a)gents and control; Chapter 5 Disciplined and disciplining co(a)gents; Chapter 6 Narrating co(a)gents; Chapter 7 Conclusion;
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415201179
Publisert
2000-09-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
360 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
186

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Om bidragsyterne

Mike Michael is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London.