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Review Essay: Karen Barad, quantum mechanics, and the paradox of mutual exclusivity

I recently had the pleasure of sharing a lecturing platform with Karen Barad. As can only happen in our wonderfully diverse field of science studies, I discussed electronic music and she talked about quantum mechanics. It turned out we both shared a lot in common. I am not only a historian of the Moog synthesizer, but also a builder of such instruments and a performer. She is not only a philosopher of physics, feminist, and science studies practitioner, but also a practicing physicist. I was once an undergraduate physicist and cut my teeth in science studies on the topic of quantum mechanics. What could and should the relationship be to our subject matter in science studies – especially when we increasingly work on the same sorts of topic as the people we study? I use this examination of Karen Barad’s work to offer some critical comments on her project and also to try and reflect a little on this wider issue.