An Ontography of Broadband on a Domestic Scale

Abstract

An ontograph of broadband on a domestic scale is drawn by first constructing a list of objects found in the domestic environment, then setting out the arrangement of these objects in place, and finally, by setting the objects in relation to one another. The purpose of the ontograph is to decentre the humanist perspective – that is, to complement and counter the historical emphasis on human agency and responses in studies of household media, and from the perspective of things, contribute to our understanding of the changing configurations of media and communications technologies in the home.