Prince of Networks

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Book: Prince of Networks. Bruno Latour and Metaphysics. By Graham Harman. R.E. Press, 2009

Open access downloadable, but not printable or copy-able version via http://www.re-press.org/book-files/OA_Version_780980544060_Prince_of_Networks.pdf

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Tom Haskings:

"Over the past few weeks, I've read two books about Actor-Network Theory: Reassembling the Social and Prince of Networks. Like the CCK09 course on Connectivism, there's a big emphasis in these books on connections. Bruno Latour makes a wonderful distinction between intermediaries who pass along what comes through like an empty conduit and mediators that do the work of translating the throughput. Rather think of networks as systems of pipelines or subway systems, he considers a network as a reflection of the quality of the translation work. The higher the quality of the mediation, the larger the network that results. While that facet of networks are emergent results that simply happen, he explores the work of making connections when faced with resistance, tests of strength and black boxes seeking to remain closed." (http://growchangelearn.blogspot.com/2009/10/not-enough-connecting.html)


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