Experimenting with sociology: a view from the outlook tower

Bates, Charlotte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6099-1262 2011. Experimenting with sociology: a view from the outlook tower. Sociological Research Online 16 (3) , pp. 154-157. 10.5153/sro.2359

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Abstract

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
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1360-7804
Date of Acceptance:	12 May 2011
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2024 15:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/173186

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