In and out of place

Research, relationships and their infrastructuring: the reflexive mattering of dialogical correspondence as social sculpture

“…Such connection, Ingold (2017b) explains, need not result in an ordered form for any resulting correspondence (or, in fact, an ordered structure to any situation) but, instead, seeks to call forward a harmony between participants -an attunement that is shaped in that becoming-with which essential to any act of correspondence. (p.199) Wilson et at. (2018) have defined and discussed a 'correspondence' model (taking inspiration from Ingold) for design research as a means to explore the range of complexities that occur within scenarios such as international research projects.…”

“…Such project-specific correspondences are often situated by, or make use of, a series of 'place events' which act as markers through which significant moments or instances of correspondence might be identified and, consequently, where their categories or characteristics might be mapped. From this research, Wilson et al (2018) identify and develop the POM (People, Objectives, Methods) framework as a tool that helps to understand and discuss particular forms that correspondence might take within the context of a formallyconstituted research project.…”

“…As mentioned, Wilson et al (2018) make use of a set of scenarios to help define or identify situations through or within which complexity is experienced when working in the context of multicultural, multidisciplinary research projects. Such situations are also the basis for the types, forms or experiences that make manifest or demonstrate Ingold's concept of correspondence.…”