Bruno Latour, Actor Network Theory and the Surprised Puppeteer

Latour explains the basic features of Actor Network Theory. It was developed by a group of STS scholars in the late 1980s, including Michel Callon, John Law, Annemarie Mol and Latour himself. The key idea is that local assemblies of heterogenous "actors" (humans, machines, signs, organic material, etc.) are responsible for developments in science and technology. What an "actor" actually is remains unclear, however. It might be a linguistic element or a puppet surprising its puppeteer...

[jonathanboram]

I'm not very familiar with Latour, so it's really cool having him join the crew!

[gustavoguedes]

WOW!! Latour puppet!! Hugely nice!
It would be so freaking amazing if you make a video with a debate between - or "inbetween" haha - Bruno Latour (with his network theory) and Tim Ingold (with his meshwork theory)!!!!

[theloveistheoretical]

The best, the greatest, the G.O.A.Ts, Theoretical Puppets are back w/ a new one 🔥🔥 btw the imitation of Latour is insane 🤯🤯🤯

[prelan]

"Sociologists are often accused of not translating social reality adequately into their theories."

My dear Latour The Puppet, you are the one who famously(or infamously, depending on our position) resemble this argument (or rather, in his word, this actor-network) XDD.

Also appreciated that Latour The Puppet acted quite humbly regarding the origin of ANT. It was precisely what he said in an interview one year before his death. With that being said, those from SSK probably would not agree with his humbleness...😆

[CeramicShot]

I loved the line about how we're "exceeded by what we create." Is this referencing any specific text?

[alexandrucode]

Heyy! Do you think you can make, sometimes, an educational video about the philosopical views of french intellectuals from 68' generation in regard of the age of consent?