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Imagining a Feminist Actor-Network Theory

Imagining a Feminist Actor-Network Theory

Andrea Quinlan
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 4 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 9
ISSN: 1942-535X|EISSN: 1942-5368|EISBN13: 9781466610460|DOI: 10.4018/jantti.2012040101
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Quinlan, Andrea. "Imagining a Feminist Actor-Network Theory." IJANTTI vol.4, no.2 2012: pp.1-9. http://doi.org/10.4018/jantti.2012040101

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Quinlan, A. (2012). Imagining a Feminist Actor-Network Theory. International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI), 4(2), 1-9. http://doi.org/10.4018/jantti.2012040101

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Quinlan, Andrea. "Imagining a Feminist Actor-Network Theory," International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI) 4, no.2: 1-9. http://doi.org/10.4018/jantti.2012040101

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Abstract

Feminism and Actor-Network Theory (ANT) have often been considered opposing theoretical and intellectual traditions. This paper imagines a meeting between these seemingly divergent fields and considers the theoretical and methodological challenges that ANT and feminism raise for one another. This paper examines an empirical project that calls for an engagement with both ANT and feminism. Through the lens of this empirical project, three methodological questions that an alliance between ANT and feminism would raise for any research project are considered: 1) Where does the analysis start? 2) What can be seen once the research has begun? 3) What about politics? The potential places where ANT and feminism can meet and mutually shape research on scientific practice and technological innovation are explored. In doing so, this paper moves toward an imagining of a feminist ANT.

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