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December 1, 2024

Susan Leigh Star, “The Ethnography of Infrastructure"

Infrastructure “ Becomes visible upon breakdown. The normally invisible quality of working infrastructure becomes visible when it breaks: the server is down, the bridge washes out, there is a power blackout. Even when there are back-up mechanisms or procedures, their existence further highlights the now-visible infrastructure.”
— Susan Leigh Star, “The Ethnography of Infrastructure"