The Mangle in Practice: Science, Society, and Becoming

In The Mangle of Practice (1995), the renowned sociologist of science Andrew Pickering argued for a reconceptualization of research practice as a "mangle," an open-ended, evolutionary, and performative interplay of human and non-human agency. While Pickering's ideas originated in scie...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Adrian, Franklin (MitwirkendeR), Pickering, Andrew (MitwirkendeR), Brian, Marick (MitwirkendeR), Carol J., Steiner (MitwirkendeR), Casper Bruun, Jensen (MitwirkendeR), Dawn, Coppin (MitwirkendeR), Esther-Mirjam, Sent (MitwirkendeR), Guzik, Keith (HerausgeberIn), Keith, Guzik (MitwirkendeR), Lisa, Asplen (MitwirkendeR), Maxim, Waldstein (MitwirkendeR), Pickering, Andrew 1948- (HerausgeberIn), Randi, Markussen (MitwirkendeR), Smith, Barbara Herrnstein (HerausgeberIn), Volker, Scheid (MitwirkendeR), Weintraub, E. Roy (HerausgeberIn), Yiannis, Koutalos (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Durham Duke University Press [2009]
Schriftenreihe:Science and Cultural Theory
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822390107
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822390107
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822390107
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822390107
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822390107
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822390107
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822390107
Zusammenfassung:In The Mangle of Practice (1995), the renowned sociologist of science Andrew Pickering argued for a reconceptualization of research practice as a "mangle," an open-ended, evolutionary, and performative interplay of human and non-human agency. While Pickering's ideas originated in science and technology studies, this collection aims to extend the mangle's reach by exploring its application across a wide range of fields including history, philosophy, sociology, geography, environmental studies, literary theory, biophysics, and software engineering.The Mangle in Practice opens with a fresh introduction to the mangle by Pickering. Several contributors then present empirical studies that demonstrate the mangle's applicability to topics as diverse as pig farming, Chinese medicine, economic theory, and domestic-violence policing. Other contributors offer examples of the mangle in action: real-world practices that implement a self-consciously "mangle-ish" stance in environmental management and software development. Further essays discuss the mangle as philosophy and social theory. As Pickering argues in the preface, the mangle points to a shift in interpretive sensibilities that makes visible a world of de-centered becoming. This volume demonstrates the viability, coherence, and promise of such a shift, not only in science and technology studies, but in the social sciences and humanities more generally.Contributors: Lisa Asplen, Dawn Coppin, Adrian Franklin, Keith Guzik, Casper Bruun Jensen,Yiannis Koutalos, Brian Marick, Randi Markussen, Andrew Pickering, Volker Scheid, Esther-Mirjam Sent, Carol Steiner, Maxim Waldstein
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)
Umfang:1 online resource (320 pages) 3 photographs
ISBN:9780822390107
DOI:10.1515/9780822390107