Essay on Actor Network Theory
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TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Task 1.........................................................................................................................................3Computing News Story 1: 'Amazon makes U-turn over Fire tablet encryption'...................4Computing News Story 2: Apple Macs hit by ransomware 'for first time'...........................5Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6References..................................................................................................................................7Appendix....................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTIONIn the era of modern computing world, every actant acts on or is acted upon by at leastone other reactant, in order to fulfil the aims of the assemblage'. In the context of thisstatement, different computing theories will be discussed in this report. The proposed essaywill lay its concern over Actor-network theory and argues upon the utility of this theory ascrucial tool for research of information systems. In addition to this, the connection betweensoftware and hardware will also be analysed along with other categories of actants.Furthermore, advantages and disadvantages of computing theories will also be determined bycritically reflecting the viewpoints of the critics and theorists.TASK 1Looking into the modern scenario of modernisation and technological advancement,actor-network theory is becoming popular amongst IT researchers (Van der Duim, 2016).Actor Network theory is a systematic framework and a social theory that originates in thefield of sociology, science and anthropology, treat objects as part of social networks.Moreover, Actor-Network theory also supports the fact that, there is no such kind ofdifference amongst human and non-human entities (Thompson, 2016). The theoryemphasizes over interactions between technologies, humans and information systems.Furthermore, ANT also determines the integrity approach between human and non-humanthings and recognises that there is a significant role of non-human actors in social networks,as human actors do not control them. In the present study, the utility of Actor-network theory will be enlightened byrepresenting in a graphical format (Silvis and Alexander, 2014). There are two views ofActor-network theory which is captured; the first is actor-network theory model, wherebynetworks of actors at specific time will be determined. The second view critically reflectsupon the nature of actor network which is considered dynamic. Furthermore, significantevents are recorded and according to the actor-network theory model, it is shown in thetimeline. An actor in the ANT can be defined as entity, that do things; they are social entitieswhich either can be human, non human or tangible actors (Rydin and Tate, eds, 2016). Theactions of actors are recognised by the list of their performance. On the other hand, actantsare determinants of social outcomes and interactions that can be either humans or anytechnical object. Thus, an Actor-network theory comprises of many actants and entities that
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