HIS 2129 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Chaos Theory, Metonymy, Synecdoche
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Answers yes to his question of whether material technical artefacts are political . Someone wills a social state and transfers the intention into an artifact . Robert moses developed the low bridges in new york as a way to prevent the social injustice (as buses were not allowed to use it and therefore minorities and lower income residents were also not allowed) Chinese whispers are when 1 author whispers into another"s ear a phrase and it comes out slightly different from the 2nd author. Oftentimes authors will reiterate a point by slightly altering it to fit their own needs/study. Ex) bruno latour & steve woolgar uses winner"s discrimination towards an object but has no sense of political meanings. Latour contrasts winner by saying the power of things depends on how they are product of how they are put together & distributed the main way.
