TY - JOUR AU - Humalisto, Niko PY - 2017/06/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Sianlihaa, koneita ja ihmisiä JF - Alue ja Ympäristö JA - A&Y VL - 46 IS - 1 SE - Artikkelit DO - UR - https://aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/article/view/64902 SP - 3-16 AB - <p>The aim of this article is in demonstrating how topological thinking can benefit from a complementary<br>reading concerning the works of Bruno Latour and Manuel DeLanda. My entry to these discussions is the<br>document Canned Dreams, directed by Katja Gauriloff in 2012. My claim in the article is that Gauriloff’s<br>method of making a can of ravioli hybrid is in line with the strengths of Latour’s topological thinking by<br>showcasing the actual associations between people, animals and machines around the globe that are<br>required to produce a single can of ravioli for Finnish consumers. Concerning the assets of DeLanda,<br>on the other hand, Gauriloff touches on the virtual organizing principles that affect not only how those<br>actual relations between elements organize and maintain the loose entity they constitute but also how<br>the subjectivities of the workers are affected by the mechanical processes of making the cans of ravioli.<br>My claim in this article is that had the document reduced the making of a can topological to either actual<br>or virtual, doing so would have resulted in an incomplete topological imaginary – which can be the case<br>in other geographical research as well</p> ER -