Actor-Network Theory and the ethnographic imagination: An exercise in translation

Baiocchi, Gianpaolo; Graizbord, Diana; Rodríguez-Muñiz, Michael

doi:10.1007/s11133-013-9261-9

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“…Case studies are consistent with the theoretical framework used in this study. Latour is most well-known for his work in Actor-Network Theory (which he often describes as a methodological approach rather than a theory) that uses in-depth cases and a set of sensibilities to study the world [37][38][39]. According to Latour [40], case studies should be conducted on matters of concern rather than matters of fact.…”

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“…Consistent with our theoretical framework, actors were not limited to human stakeholders. We used Latour's [37] definition of an actor as anything that made a difference in the stadium and the political process. For example, in addition to groups who opposed the new stadium location, the stadium construction process took into account native German grass, bird flight patterns, and air currents.…”

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The Object-Oriented Politics of Stadium Sustainability: A Case Study of SC Freiburg

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Sport stadia are political objects that carry an environmental cost. The purpose of this research is to add to previous literature by theorizing the political process of stadium construction in a way that accounts for how environmental issues are introduced into the political process and, therefore, offers a more accurate lens through which to interpret how sustainable stadia are constructed. We conducted a case study of SC Freiburg’s carbon-neutral stadium construction process to theorize the object-oriented politics of sport facility construction. SC Freiburg is a German football club, playing in the Bundesliga. To examine the case, we employed a key informant interview and document analysis using Nexis Uni searches, local newspaper articles, official city documents, and social media websites. The case study of SC Freiburg’s carbon neutral stadium construction process showed that environmental concerns were included through a political process that incorporated the interests of a diverse public of human and nonhuman actors (while excluding some actors whose interests could not be reconciled) to produce a sustainable matter of fact. Additionally, we propose a pragmatic definition of stadium sustainability and suggest that environmental activists should make sure that both human and nonhuman actors with sustainability concerns are included in the stadium’s material public.

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“…In the spirit of the STS move to go beyond the laboratory (Epstein 2008a, Baiocchi, Graizbord, andRodriguez-Muñiz 2013), we must begin to document the complex relations between diverse material objects, discourses, and practices involved in the production and reproduction of forms of racial privilege and disadvantage. Ta-Nehisi Coates (2014), in his much-discussed article, "The Case for Reparations," provides an example relevant to this discussion.…”

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Bridgework: STS, Sociology, and the “Dark Matters” of Race

Rodríguez-Muñiz¹

2016

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This short essay reflects on intellectual bridges that scholars have built, are building, and could build to connect critical sociologies of race and STS. Whereas much work in these respective fields have rarely intersected, greater exchange could help scholars better account for ways in which race shapes and stratifies contemporary societies. To this end, the essay begins with a recent example of bridgework-research on race and genetics. Next, I use my own research on ethnoracial statistics to describe how bridgework happening elsewhere can indirectly create openings for connections across the divide. Finally, I propose that research on the broader sociotechnical materiality of race and racial domination represents an important site for further bridgework. Keywords

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“…According to Baiocchi et al . (: 336), ANT's focus on specific assemblages offers ethnographers a set of sensibilities, including ‘skepticism towards taken‐for‐granted divisions, categories, and concepts; attention to processes of circulation; interest in the relational interface between humans and non‐humans; and appreciation for uncertainty and multiplicity’. The examples that we have presented highlight the fluidity of this interface.…”

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Weeds, Pheasants and Wild Dogs: Resituating the Ecological Paradigm in Postindustrial Detroit

Draus¹,

Roddy²

2018

Int J Urban Regional Res

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The Chicago School of urban sociology has been criticized for its over‐reliance on organic and ecological metaphors. We propose that a useful updated integration of urban sociology and ecology could be achieved with the aid of complementary concepts, such as patch dynamics and assemblage, from both fields. In this exploratory article, we draw on more than 50 qualitative interviews conducted with residents of three different Detroit neighborhoods, together with field observations, photographs and documentary evidence, to examine both actual and metaphorical references to the natural world. We consider allusions to ‘drug infestation’ as well as other references to territorialization processes and associations with plants and animals that emerged out of our interviews and interactions with neighborhood residents. In conclusion, we maintain that social science may have much to learn from contemporary ecological research, and that a resituated ecological paradigm would challenge and benefit contemporary urban research.

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Actor-Network Theory and the ethnographic imagination: An exercise in translation

Abstract: But beware: as you walk nobody will hold your hand, there are no assurances.

Cited by 55 publications

References 88 publications

The Object-Oriented Politics of Stadium Sustainability: A Case Study of SC Freiburg

The Object-Oriented Politics of Stadium Sustainability: A Case Study of SC Freiburg

Bridgework: STS, Sociology, and the “Dark Matters” of Race

Weeds, Pheasants and Wild Dogs: Resituating the Ecological Paradigm in Postindustrial Detroit

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