5 Attuning to “mess”Not presuming to know sanctuary
Vicki Squire
Mess is other to clarity, systematic study and knowledge. It defies knowing.
(Law and Singleton 2005: 333)
Introduction
A methodological emphasis on mess can be understood as a critique of what Law and Singleton call “methodological managerialism” (2005: 333). The latter is a form of knowledge production that is attuned to order, but that ironically makes a mess in seeking clarity. Rather than engaging a “nice and regular” world that clearly fits existing academic categories, projects that take the inconveniences and irregularities of mess seriously are able to explore how the object of analysis is enacted in ways that are both complex and multiple ...
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