{"id":139,"date":"2024-08-27T03:27:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T03:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=139"},"modified":"2024-09-04T05:12:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T05:12:41","slug":"september-4-method-%f0%9f%a4%9dtheory","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/portfolio\/september-4-method-%f0%9f%a4%9dtheory\/","title":{"rendered":"September 4: Method \ud83e\udd1dTheory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sowerby-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sowerby-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sowerby-01-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sowerby-01-768x793.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sowerby-01-738x762.jpg 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Sowerby, &#8220;A New Elucidation,&#8221; 1809; <a href=\"https:\/\/socks-studio.com\/2014\/12\/03\/theory-of-colours-james-sowerbys-a-new-elucidation-1809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via SocksStudio<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than <em>defining<\/em>, or \ud83c\udfaf pinning down, our key terms, we\u2019ll aim to open them up: to explore various conceptions of method, theory, and their relationships, including both prescriptive and exploratory, purposefully promiscuous approaches. We\u2019ll also consider why it\u2019s important for us to know who these methodologists and theorists <em>are<\/em>, and the subject positions from which they think and write, in order to understand the methods and theories they espouse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IN-CLASS WORKSHOP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We\u2019ll talk about developing research questions that integrate theory and method; and we\u2019ll identify the myriad factors that drive and frame our research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TO PREPARE FOR TODAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>REMINDER: <\/strong>Please remember to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1f0KrXzq_u-IzYcCWX5EO3CHG_7zPmUhqdSuHgA4u8VM\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up<\/a> for your liaison group! \ud83d\ude42&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1vJIkktKLQCnNoR5EuWsIO6u4trqkILBT3e6PtrvWMVE\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share one of your three reading responses<\/a> by noon, if you like.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Let\u2019s start with one \u201ctextbook\u201d approach to the selection of methods and theories, then explore more capacious alternatives: Bonnie Brennen, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1H4O9xvjUWrArUTtNU5mcPtIeHF-ZjrlL\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting Started<\/a>\u201d in <em>Qualitative Research Methods for Media Studies <\/em>(Taylor &amp; Francis, 2022): 1-15.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On Method<\/strong> [total pages: ~54]:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Now, please introduce yourself to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/jl6987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Law<\/a>, then read his \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1i2FBFEu8kt6och7KmEvbdjIy7TYNvpW1\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">After Method: An Introduction<\/a>\u201d in <em>After Method: Mess in Social Science Research <\/em>(Routledge, 2004): 1-12 [stop at \u201cSTS\u201d].<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduce yourself to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2020\/10\/26\/how-saidiya-hartman-retells-the-history-of-black-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saidiya Hartman<\/a>, then read \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1mylMdYDBS4Oons5f1h1rUqO65vkKvBqs\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Note on Method<\/a>\u201d in her <em>Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval <\/em>(W. W. Norton, 2019): xiii-xv.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/maxliboiron.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Max Liborion<\/a>, then read the Introduction to their <a href=\"https:\/\/franklin.library.upenn.edu\/catalog\/FRANKLIN_9977965488103681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Pollution is Colonialism<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(Duke University Press, 2021): 1-37 [you\u2019ll encounter tons of footnotes, which should prompt you to think about citation as an ethical method!]. You might also want to check out Liboiron\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/civiclaboratory.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civic Lab for Environmental Action Research<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/civiclaboratory.nl\/methodological-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">methods<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Optional: <\/strong>For more resources, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.are.na\/shannon-mattern\/_what-is-method\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my \u201cWhat Is Method?\u201d Arena channel<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On Theory <\/strong>[total pages: ~28]:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/andreaballestero.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrea Ballestero<\/a>, then read her \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1I7WChgOmFp4giSdrFiNv_Ow-2qTE5waG\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Theory as Parallax and Provocation<\/a>,\u201d in Boyer, Faubion, and Marcus, eds., <em>Theory Can Be More Than It Use to Be: Learning Anthropology\u2019s Method in a Time of Transition <\/em>(Cornell University Press, 2015): 171-80.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you don\u2019t already know her, please meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/centers\/the-bell-hooks-center\/about-bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bell hooks<\/a>, then read her \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1U9bwtToLIv_INyJ8Y4MEUlmUasadGerk\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Theory as Liberatory Practice<\/a>,\u201d <em>Yale Journal of Law and Feminism <\/em>4:1 (1991): 1-12.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Optional: <\/strong>For more, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.are.na\/shannon-mattern\/_on-theory-and-how-to-read-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my \u201cOn Theory and How to Read It\u201d Arena channel<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On Connecting Theory and Method <\/strong>[total pages: ~20]:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the entanglement of theory, method, and form: Zakiyyah Iman Jackson, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bombmagazine.org\/articles\/saidiya-hartman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saidiya Hartman<\/a>,\u201d <em>BOMB <\/em>(October 24, 2022).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I invite you to read my \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/placesjournal.org\/article\/social-history-of-the-cardboard-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World in Box<\/a>,\u201d <em>Places Journal <\/em>(May 2024) for three reasons: because it might give you a little taste of what I do; because it employs a mix of methods (textual + visual critical analysis, archival research, ethnography, and interviews); and because those methods were chosen to allow me to activate multiple theoretical frames of mediation: supply chains \/ media distribution\/ media logistics, media production \/ media industries, media consumption, environmental \/ elemental media, etc.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Optional: <\/strong>For more on posing questions, see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.are.na\/shannon-mattern\/_on-asking-questions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> our Arena channel on, well, &#8220;On Asking Questions<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1-o19I-WALc_9G518Bkce7Izm56ua5r7nDROwgNZq96Y\/embed?start=false&#038;loop=false&#038;delayms=3000\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"960\" height=\"569\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-1864_the-risen-lord-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-1864_the-risen-lord-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-1864_the-risen-lord-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-1864_the-risen-lord-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-1864_the-risen-lord-738x533.jpg 738w, https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-1864_the-risen-lord-996x719.jpg 996w, https:\/\/cimsmethods.wordsinspace.net\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-1864_the-risen-lord.jpg 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georgiana Houghton, <em>The Risen Lord<\/em>, 1864, <a href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainreview.org\/essay\/the-substantiality-of-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via Public Domain Review<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll share these in class:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/as.nyu.edu\/faculty\/andrew-ross.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Ross<\/a>, then read his short contribution to Amitava Kumar\u2019s \u201cFor Graduate Students,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/franklin.library.upenn.edu\/catalog\/FRANKLIN_9977709880703681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Everyday I Write the Book: Notes on Style<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(Duke University Press, 2020): 152-3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduce yourself to <a href=\"https:\/\/english.columbia.edu\/content\/jack-halberstam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Halberstam<\/a>, then read his brief contribution to Amitava Kumar\u2019s \u201cFor Graduate Students,\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/franklin.library.upenn.edu\/catalog\/FRANKLIN_9977709880703681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Everyday I Write the Book: Notes on Style<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(Duke University Press, 2020): 157-8.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kylawazanatompkins.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kyla Wazana Tompkins<\/a>, then read her \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/avidly.lareviewofbooks.org\/2016\/09\/13\/we-arent-here-to-learn-what-we-know-we-already-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We Aren\u2019t Here to Learn What We Already Know<\/a>,\u201d <em>Los Angeles Review of Books <\/em>(September 13, 2016) (thanks to Megan Gallagher for the reference!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than defining, or \ud83c\udfaf pinning down, our key terms, we\u2019ll aim to open them up: to explore various conceptions of method, theory, and their relationships, including both prescriptive and exploratory, purposefully promiscuous approaches. 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