Agency, beyond strange cultural loops

Johnson, Laurie (2002) Agency, beyond strange cultural loops. M/C Journal: A Journal of Media and Culture, 5 (4). ISSN 1441-2616

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Official URL: http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0208/agency.php

Abstract

Drawing on lessons from computing and theories of strange loops, this paper attempts to redefine the notion of agency within the context of cultural production, as a starting point toward solving the agency-structure dilemma in social and cultural theory.

Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Additional Information:	This article was first published in M/C Journal (http://media-culture.org.au/). Deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Author retains copyright.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	agency, strange loops, culture, structure, Hofstadter, Geertz, Greenblatt
Fields of Research (FOR2008):	16 Studies in Human Society > 1601 Anthropology > 160104 Social and Cultural Anthropology 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200204 Cultural Theory 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200203 Consumption and Everyday Life
Subjects:	370000 Studies in Human Society > 370300 Anthropology > 370302 Social and Cultural Anthropology 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420302 Cultural Theory 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420307 Consumption and Everyday Life
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008):	UNSPECIFIED
ID Code:	2150
Deposited By:	Assoc Prof Laurence Johnson
Deposited On:	11 Oct 2007 10:58
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2010 15:22

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