Theory
Marxist/feminist critique of ANT symmetry
Explore in the Atlas →The claim that ANT's generalised symmetry between human and non-human actants, and its rejection of 'critique', dissolves the political subject required for emancipatory analysis (Marxist); and that it can render gendered/racialised labour analytically invisible (feminist).
Power Body Knowledge
Details
- Introduced
- 1990s–2020s
Connections
- opposes ANT View of Architecture
Referenced by
- Henri Lefebvre proposed
- Manfredo Tafuri proposed
- Doreen Massey proposed
Sources
- Benjamin Noys. The Persistence of the Negative: A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory. Edinburgh University Press, 2010.
- R. H. Lossin. Neoliberalism for Polite Company: Bruno Latour's Pseudo-Materialist Coup. 2020. https://salvage.zone/neoliberalism-for-polite-company-bruno-latours-pseudo-materialist-coup/.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Marxist/feminist critique of ANT symmetry." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/critique-symmetry-politics/. Accessed July 17, 2026.