Since the early 1980s, actor-network theory has contested the status of “context” as an
explanatory resource. Expressions and concepts such as “transformations of social …

This paper aims to identify the key characteristics of model organisms that make them a
specific type of model within the contemporary life sciences: in particular, we argue that the …

This paper explores empirical ontology by arguing that realities are enacted in practices.
Using the case of Atlantic salmon, it describes a series of scientific and fish-farming …

This companion explores ANT as an intellectual practice, tracking its movements and
engagements with a wide range of other academic and activist projects. Showcasing the …

The focus of my inquiry in this article is the figure of the Human that is enacted in the design
of the humanoid robot. The humanoid or anthropomorphic robot is a model (in) organism …

In this contribution to the Common Knowledge symposium “Fuzzy Studies,” the authors, all
of whom work in the field of science, technology, and society, begin from the assumption …

Names: Asdal, Kristin, editor, author.| Druglitrø, Tone, editor, author.| Hinchliffe, Steve, 1955-
editor, author. Title: Humans, animals and biopolitics: the more than human condition/edited …

Although it is broadly acknowledged that democratic politics should operate through the
public competition of binding positions, the careful development of these positions is …

This article explores the resonating figures of primate, child, and robot in contemporary
technoscientific corporealizations of the 'almost human'. We take as our model (in) organism …

This paper uses the figure of the inbred laboratory mouse to reflect upon the management
and mobilization of biological difference in the contemporary biosciences. Working through …