Can ANT be a form of activism?

Can ANT be a form of activism?

Can ANT be a form of activism? 2019   Abstract In most of ANT and STS literature the role of the analyst is left untouched: most works present themselves as a study of activism, not studies in and through activism. In contrast, we want to ask: how does the activation,...
Reassembling activism, activating assemblages: an introduction

Reassembling activism, activating assemblages: an introduction

Reassembling activism, activating assemblages: an introduction 2018   Abstract This introductory essay conceptually situates the dialogue between Actor–Network Theory (ANT) and Social Movement Studies that this special issue aims to foster. Rather than considering ANT...
Reassembling activism, activating assemblages: an introduction

Down to Earth Social Movements: An Interview with Bruno Latour

Down to Earth Social Movements: An Interview with Bruno Latour 2018   Abstract Taking his most recent publications on ways to engage with the planet as a point of departure, this conversation with Bruno Latour considers some of the political and conceptual challenges...
Reassembling activism, activating assemblages

Reassembling activism, activating assemblages

Reassembling activism, activating assemblages 2018   Abstract Drawing on Actor-Network Theory (ANT) and its sibling notion of assemblage, this book offers a conceptual and methodological alternative to dominant social movement theory. The contributors explore...
Healing, knowing, enduring: Care and politics in damaged worlds

Healing, knowing, enduring: Care and politics in damaged worlds

Healing, knowing, enduring: Care and politics in damaged worlds 2017   Abstract How can politics be articulated or at least imagined by ill, impoverished and abandoned communities? This article documents how care is invoked by activist groups and local citizens in...