rab90

borealis, I agree. I wouldn't limit myself to such an approach. I don't have a problem with environmental sociology, per se. I think it puts out a lot of useful and interesting ideas. However, as it is currently established in academia, it doesn't typically look at the interactions between nature/culture and society/wilderness -- ANT has the ability to do so. I understand that within sociology this idea of non-humans influencing society is pretty controversial, especially within strong constructionist camps (an argument that I find fruitful most of the time). However, I'm not searching for a program with a strong emphasis in ANT, per se. ANT was the only model that came to my mind that would be: (1) available in academia; (2) would allow me to explore what I'm interested in. I guess I could always devise my own theoretical model haha, but, really... if you have any suggestions that aren't necessarily ANT-related I would be love to hear about them! bodywithoutorgans, Bennett's "Vibrant Matter" is one of my recent favorites. I haven't put too much thought into political science, but I'll have to check John Hopkins out.

I've been researching graduate schools and am having trouble finding a sociology program, in the United States anyway, with a professor familiar with Latour's works. I'm interested in ecological sociology, i.e. interactions between society and wilderness; culture and nature (not that I like any of those dualisms!). So, that's why ANT comes to mind. Are there any sociology graduate programs that you feel might fulfill my interests (even if they aren't ANT related)? I'm willing to look at anthropology and interdisciplinary programs as well. Thanks, rab