Actor Network Theory

I came across this article

Prior, N. (2008). Putting a glitch in the field: Bourdieu, actor network theory and contemporary music. Cultural Sociology, 2(3), 301-319.

of which the title is quite informative. This article has helped me understand ANT a lot better, especially these quotes.

From p. 313
Actors like chemicals, airbags and door knobs impose their presence in all sorts of ways that make them partners in interaction. This means that action is no longer perceived as the sole realm of the human actor, but also the realm of the non-human actor, including the technological artefact.

From p. 315
This is precisely the reason why the best work in actor network theory alerts us to how the technical and the social are inextricably linked, in turn sensitizing us to the fact that instruments and associated devices are not passive intermediaries but active mediators.