Hi all,

I think one of the major issues with actor-network theory and ANT is that
it has been appropriated by various fields of study and on the way it has
taken many different hats. So, after years of use by different disciplines,
actor-network theory and methodology has turned into various flavors of
ANT, each emphasizing on the aspects appropriate for their study. This is
well explained in the chapter "On recalling ANT" by Latour in "Actor
Network Theory and after" (By Law and Hasard).

What this tells us is that actor-network theory and methodology has become a
subject of its own propositions and theorizing, especially the notion of
translation that has translated actor-network into ANT.

I have more on this issues in my blog at
http://www.kmentor.com/socio-tech-info/archives/cat_actornetwork_theory_methodol\
ogy.html

And yes, the major issue is that there are no ready to use procedures on
how to operationalize the various concepts and constructs proposed by ANT.

later,
Mentor Cana, Ph.D. Student
Blog: http://www.kmentor.com/socio-tech-info

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, at 13:56 +0200, irwans@... wrote:
>Hi Joanna and all,
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>I am not trying to answer your question, but I want to ask some further
>questions on ANT.
>Is there any authoritative source on ANT that explains all the important
>concepts and how to use them?
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>I have been "using" ANT when I took a lecture on Information
>Infrastructure, but still unsure whether I was doing the "right" way.
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>Irwan
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>> I'm triyng to explain Humboldt's exploration trips from actor
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>> If maybe some of you could explain what is exactly a focal actor,
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