Random Theory Thought of the Day

Bourdieu treats agents as (micro) structures.
Latour treats structures as (networks of) agents.

by Dan Hirschman on July 27, 2009  •  Permalink
Posted in Sociology

Posted by Dan Hirschman on July 27, 2009

https://asociologist.com/2009/07/27/random-theory-thought-of-the-day/

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3 Comments

  1. limitatiosnandshortcomings

     /  July 28, 2009

    In Reassembling the Social Latour remarks, rather amusingly, that structure is merely the name for a network that we don’t know anything about.

    I’m not trying to dispute your characterization, to be sure, just thought you might be interested…

  2. Dan Hirschman

     /  July 28, 2009

    Hmm. That makes sense. RtS is high on my “to-read” list. I’m taking an entire class on Actor-Network theory in the Fall, which is why I put it off. And the characterization was meant to be a bit facetious.

  3. limitatiosnandshortcomings

     /  July 31, 2009

    It makes a little sense, perhaps. At least insofar as we turn the words structure and network into synonyms. And, then, the statement is meaningless.