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ethnography of infrastructure: a standalone construct

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Science and technology studies

study of the boring, invisible systems underlying work and life, attending to their embeddedness, standards and the moments they break down.

In science and technology studies, ethnography of infrastructure refers to study of the boring, invisible systems underlying work and life, attending to their embeddedness, standards and the moments they break down. This meaning comes from Star (1999) in American Behavioral Scientist.[1]

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Star, S. L. (1999). The Ethnography of Infrastructure. American Behavioral Scientist, 43(3), 377-391. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027649921955326

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