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Reconnected in a Disconnected World: The Role of Objects in Shaping Practices

September 27, 2021September 24, 2021 / The Familiar Strange / Leave a comment

Our local streets became our sole stomping ground, yet walking the same route everyday had some unexpected gains. On these very streets, actually on the very ground, something intriguing started to happen.

Stephen Hawking, Dis-Incorporated

April 12, 2018August 20, 2018 / Jodie-Lee Trembath / 1 Comment

As Helene Mialet’s ethnography examines the role of his assistants, his students, and the media in the social construction of ‘Stephen Hawking: the great genius’, she also shows the subtle ways that some part of Hawking the man remains present, imposes himself on each interaction within his extended network.

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