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Mind the Gap: On Actor-Network Theory and German Media Theory

Mind the Gap: On Actor-Network Theory and German Media Theory

Veronika Pöhnl
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522506164|ISBN10: 1522506160|EISBN13: 9781522506171
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0616-4.ch015
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Pöhnl, Veronika. "Mind the Gap: On Actor-Network Theory and German Media Theory." Applying the Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies, edited by Markus Spöhrer and Beate Ochsner, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 249-265. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0616-4.ch015

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Pöhnl, V. (2017). Mind the Gap: On Actor-Network Theory and German Media Theory. In M. Spöhrer & B. Ochsner (Eds.), Applying the Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies (pp. 249-265). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0616-4.ch015

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Pöhnl, Veronika. "Mind the Gap: On Actor-Network Theory and German Media Theory." In Applying the Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies, edited by Markus Spöhrer and Beate Ochsner, 249-265. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0616-4.ch015

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Abstract

This chapter discusses similarities of and differences between the epistemological premises of ANT and “German Media Theory”. The applicability of ANT for media investigations and the compatibility of ANT concepts in Media Studies have been discussed intensively for several years now. The profound similarities as well as the critical differences in the study of the material conditions of human culture have also stimulated current reconsiderations and reformulations in “Cultural Media Studies,” as German Media Theory is most commonly called in Germany. The following article gives a brief overview on most recently published approaches to cultural techniques and intersections of media and techno-philosophy that are increasingly being translated into English and therefore also internationally accessible, alongside with the discussion concerning their compatibility with ANT.

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