Latour and Literary Studies

I am interested in questions of reading and interpretation. I am also drawn to actor-network theory and the work of Bruno Latour. Can these attractions be brought into alignment? To what extent can a style of thought that describes itself as empiricist and rejects critique speak to the dominant conc...

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Veröffentlicht in:PMLA : Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 2015-05, Vol.130 (3), p.737-742
1. Verfasser: FELSKI, RITA
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:I am interested in questions of reading and interpretation. I am also drawn to actor-network theory and the work of Bruno Latour. Can these attractions be brought into alignment? To what extent can a style of thought that describes itself as empiricist and rejects critique speak to the dominant concerns of literary studies? Can actor-network theory help us think more adequately about interpretation? Might it inspire us to become more generous readers? How do literary studies and Latourian thought engage, enlist, seduce, or speak past each other? What duels, rivalries, intrigues, appropriations, or love affairs will ensue?
ISSN:0030-8129
1938-1530
DOI:10.1632/pmla.2015.130.3.737