@article{G+C 7060, author = {Tanja Gnosa}, title = {ANT goes <i>dispositif</i>: Überlegungen zu einer methodischen Verschränkung von Akteur-Netzwerk-Theorie und Dispositivanalyse}, volume = {4}, year = {2018}, url = {https://www.genealogy-critique.net/article/id/7060/}, issue = {1}, doi = {10.16995/lefou.43}, abstract = {<p class="p1">This article examines methodological problems in Foucault's <em>dispositif</em> analysis and Latour's actor-network theory. In order to address the question of the two methods' compatibility, the paper does not start from Foucault's <em>dispositif</em>, but from discourse theory. It is argued that the former is grounded in the latter, and that Latour's ANT — both in its initial as well as in its recent form (as formulated in the <em>Modes of Existence</em>) — is based on an underlying and implicit Foucauldian discourse logic. In a second step, the <em>dispositif</em> analysis is introduced on the basis of what could be called Foucault's problem, i.e., the question of how to categorize <em>dispositifs</em>. The article shows that ANT has a similar problem that Latour tries to solve by introducing his <em>modes of existence</em>. A combined reading of the two approaches, the author finally states, can very fruitfully contribute to cultural analysis.</p>}, month = {7}, pages = {1–31}, keywords = {dispositif,modes of existence,discourse,cultural analysis,actor-network theory}, issn = {2515-2076}, publisher={The Open Library of Humanities}, journal = {Le foucaldien} }