Infrastructures have conventionally been viewed as material substrates underlying social
action. On this basis, cultural anthropology has engaged infrastructure as vehicles through …

In Experimental Practice Dimitris Papadopoulos explores the potential for building new
forms of political and social movements through the reconfiguration of the material …

This companion explores ANT as an intellectual practice, tracking its movements and
engagements with a wide range of other academic and activist projects. Showcasing the …

In A Book of Waves Stefan Helmreich examines ocean waves as forms of media that carry
ecological, geopolitical, and climatological news about our planet. Drawing on ethnographic …

This paper aims to elucidate the central role floating rice has played in the formation of water
management infrastructure in the Chao Phraya delta in Thailand. Operating in the …

This book compares things, objects, concepts, and ideas. It is also about the practical acts of
doing comparison. Comparison is not something that exists in the world, but a particular kind …

Anthropos and techne are inseparable when it comes to the study of humans and their
societies. From its very origins as a discipline, anthropology has recorded and researched …

Context holds a significant place mediating the conceptual and the empirical in
ethnography. This modality of knowledge has also become a significant part of science and …

Scientists in the Netherlands are cultivating edible insects to address concerns of
international food security. Committed to the One World, One Health (OWOH) movement …

Comparison is a practice that folds multiple landscapes together. Focusing on salmon
management in Hokkaido, Japan, this chapter explores how the comparative practices of the …