Actor-network theory

Actor network theory is an important element in analyzing the different psychological characteristics of human behavior. Through this network, modern Shakespeare audiences can rely on individual character agencies in order to better understand the psychology behind the behavior individual characters. In Shakespeare’s Othello, through Shakespeare’s use of actor network theory, the audience is able to engage in a pre-Freudian type of psychoanalysis, which allows them to observe an interpretation of human behavior, through the agencies of Shakespeare’s characters. Here, and like many of his other plays, actor network theory is deeply imbedded onto the agencies that are represented by individual characters. Character agencies reflect upon a character’s…

This essay applies the lens of hermeneutics and actor-network theory (ANT) to analyze a picked scene from the movie HER, which was directed by Spike Jonze in 2013, in order to understand the relationship between humans and technology. In the film, the main character Theodore works as a letter-author. He is on the verge of divorce with his wife, Catherine. Technology provides him a more colorful living environment that he needs especially under his situation. Sadness and anti-social, to him,…

The book, acting in an uncertain world: an essay on technical democracy examines the limits of liberal and deliberative democracies with growing technological society and also proposes solutions for the uncertainties prevailing because of them. Michel Callon, one of the authors is a main scholarly driving force of the book. He is well reputed French Sociologist and friend and colleague of Bruno Latour, but inclined toward more applied and less abstract approach than him. It mainly focuses on the…

(“Internet Users 1993 – 2015,” 2016). As more people have started to connect to the internet, new issues have emerged that were not present during the early days of the Internet. As the Internet has expanded larger volumes of sensitive information are constantly processed through the network on a daily basis. Bank information, credit cards…

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practice, and for brokerage theory. First, this study represents a step in understanding how the professional development field is structured. Professional development has received a great deal of research attention, but very little has explored the internal workings of the field itself. Little is known about the organizations and actors involved in professional development or about interactions among them. Yet, the the structure of networks in a field influence the availability and flow of…

theatre production made use of only two actors, and as there are significantly more characters in the story than just two, I was intrigued and excited to see how this had been done. Herford had commissioned Mallatratt to write a Christmas show, but since he had a very limited budget, it being the end of the season, he told Mallatratt that he “can’t afford to have more than four actors or elaborate sets”. By making the audience feel as though the theatre was empty but for the two actors,…

never really had a strong connection with theater. I didn’t find interest into theater until this summer semester. Based on the readings I have read and also the performances I have seen this summer, there are many different types of theater. When discussing the content of the theater, I like seeing themes that explore overcoming some type of struggle or just wanting to be loved. The characters I like to see is people who actually show deep emotion in who they are playing. I like for the actors…

reason, there are some points where the similarities of watching and participating detour into major differences. I preface this with a brief glimpse into my background. First off, I was not an actor. I loved the theatre very much and wanted to become a part of it, however I was not one for being on stage performing. The technical department was the next logical choice so I joined to operate the sound and lighting. I bring this up only so you realize…

about serious topics, that is a line that I haven’t crossed yet that I am looking forward to cross. Along with any progressing actor, I have strengths as well as my share of weaknesses. One of my biggest weakness that I very recently realized I had was that I am afraid to make mistakes. That in itself isn’t the weakness I was referring to, but that fear has led me to be afraid to think outside the box with my characters, afraid to try my ideas that I have had to make those characters…