Socjologia nie-literatury

Balicki presents a critical take on the application of Bruno Latour’s action-network theory to literary studies. He begins by discussing methodological challenges in the context of existing studies in the sociology of literature. He then applies Latour’s concept to literary studies, demonstrating that one element in the network of literary studies – a network that also appears on the surface of the text – is its scenic character. This unique aspect of the world of literary scholarship allows Balicki to conclude that research on literature ought to be expanded to include the sociology of non-literature, which situates the researcher beyond the game in which the symbolic capital in the field of literature is at stake.