New Materialism and the Study of Classroom Practices: Using Actor-Network Theory and the New Literacy Studies as Methodology

This book illustrates the application of socio-materialist theory to educational research contexts focused on the study of classroom practices.

It explores the methodological opportunities, challenges and tensions the researcher faces in designing, conducting and analysing socio-materialist education research. Ruth Unsworth draws together two theoretical perspectives, actor-network theory (ANT) and the (new) literacy studies (LS), to offer a socio-material 'way in' to studying the complexi...