TY - JOUR
T1 - Editorial
T2 - A brief history of the material in sociomateriality
AU - Hassan, Nik Rushdi
PY - 2016/11
Y1 - 2016/11
N2 - Sociomateriality is gaining acceptance in the IS field as a way of taking technology more seriously, but not without its share of criticism. Technology itself is defined in many different ways. Coupled with the broader debates surrounding the complex issues and controversies around the relationship between the social and the material, discussions on how technology is tied to work and organizations will continue to develop. The goal of this special issue is to contribute towards clarifying what the tenets of sociomateriality mean for IS research. Beginning with this editorial that elaborates on material agency in IT, the articles in the special issue discuss post-humanism and notion of separability and inseparability, compare the tenets of sociomateriality with critical realism, propose a method for researching sociomateriality, and elaborate on how a view of ontological fusion provides a more holistic view of a digitally-infused society.
AB - Sociomateriality is gaining acceptance in the IS field as a way of taking technology more seriously, but not without its share of criticism. Technology itself is defined in many different ways. Coupled with the broader debates surrounding the complex issues and controversies around the relationship between the social and the material, discussions on how technology is tied to work and organizations will continue to develop. The goal of this special issue is to contribute towards clarifying what the tenets of sociomateriality mean for IS research. Beginning with this editorial that elaborates on material agency in IT, the articles in the special issue discuss post-humanism and notion of separability and inseparability, compare the tenets of sociomateriality with critical realism, propose a method for researching sociomateriality, and elaborate on how a view of ontological fusion provides a more holistic view of a digitally-infused society.
KW - IS theory
KW - Philosophy of Information Systems (IS)
KW - Social and material agency
KW - Socio-technical studies
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U2 - 10.1145/3025099.3025101
DO - 10.1145/3025099.3025101
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85008957065
SN - 0095-0033
VL - 47
SP - 10
EP - 22
JO - Data Base for Advances in Information Systems
JF - Data Base for Advances in Information Systems
IS - 4
ER -