Following a Deep-Sea Channel

Sensory Landscape and Experiential Knowledge in Science-Making on a Research Vessel

Bibliographic Data

ID15445352
AuthorsRamona Haegele (corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume19
Issue2
Pages209-235
Publication date2024-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNature and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1558-6073 • E-ISSN: 1558-5468
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3167/nc.2024.190205
OpenAlexW4399599843
LanguageEN
References cited35

Little is known of deep-sea channels and their role as an effective carbon sink. How do scientists approach the deep sea, and which are their strategies to generate knowledge? To answer these questions, my research focuses on knowledge production processes along the Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel (NAMOC) during a research expedition in the Labrador Sea. The research is conceptually guided by approaches of science and technology studies and new materialism. Methodologically, the study employs multi-sited ethnography and uses multi-modal materials including participant observation and semi-structured interviews with representatives of the research vessel's crew and scientists. The findings shed light on the usually unseen practices of science-making. Sensory landscapes as well as experiential knowledge were identified as two modes of following, researching, and knowing the NAMOC

Channel (broadcasting · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Linguistics and Language Studies · Geology · Oceanography

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