Experimenting with sociology: a view from the Outlook Tower

Bates, Charlotte. 2011. Experimenting with sociology: a view from the Outlook Tower. Sociological Research Online, 16(3), ISSN 1360-7804 [Article]

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This paper describes a site-specific sociological experiment and looks back at the history of British sociology from the Outlook Tower in Edinburgh. It considers the role of technological innovation in observation, and explores how attention is guided through two exercises in sensory attunement; augmented listening and telescopic looking. Reconfiguring the observer through different technologies and devices, the paper questions what it means to listen and to look, and highlights how our sociological outlook is deeply ethical and historical.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.2359

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Sociology

Dates:

DateEvent
31 August 2011Published

Item ID:

11223

Date Deposited:

29 Jan 2015 14:12

Last Modified:

29 Jan 2015 14:12

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/11223

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