In/visible Infrastructure: Thinking (along) with Martin Heidegger about Infrastructural Breakdowns in South Africa

In this paper I will argue against the idea that infrastructures are normally invisible and only become visible in certain moments. This notion is problematic because it is based on the idea that in the Western world things work smoothly and normally, while in the rest of the world breakdown is ass...

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Main Author: Laurin Baumgardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2018-06-01
Series:Middle East : Topics & Arguments
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Online Access:http://localhost/ep/0003/article/view/7586