rereading my notes on actornetworktheory (ANT) is toughstuff, especially when it now has to be applied in environmental analyses for the exam. *konks*

previous notes say that: ANT shows the importance of interconnectedness, concentrating on the relational aspects of connection: not so much a more-or-less permanent structure but rather what forms can be generated out of potential relationships. It is network as a way of thinking that is significant in ANT, not network as a thing. Notions of society as a thing assumed the importance of boundaries (often about exclusive identities) but ANT sees boundaries as fluid, porous, contingent with interesting outcomes for theorisation of the State. Whilst relationship is everything in ANT, these relationships are unfixed.

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it is highly ironic that the happiest i’ve been in a few weeks had to be whilst dreaming (yes, how is it possible to be dreaming and know you are happy? i don’t know but yet i know). and the worst thing about waking up from a happy dream is to recognise that it was a dream. that is seriously uncool. so uncool it can be depressing almost.

a dream, some (lack of) words, some phone words.  now that’s actornetwork theory for you.