Care, laboratory beagles and affective utopia

摘要: A caring approach to knowledge production has been portrayed as epistemologically radical, ethically vital and fostering continuous responsibility between researchers research-subjects. This article examines these arguments through focusing on the ambivalent role of care within first large-scale experimental beagle colony, a self-professed ‘beagle utopia’ at University California, Davis (1951–86). We argue that was core colony; lived environment re-shaped in response animals ‘speaking back’ researchers, ‘love’ ‘kindness’ were important considerations during staff recruitment. Ultimately, however, we show relations used manufacture compliancy, preventing predetermined ends experiment from being troubled. Rather than suggesting would have less troubling, or more with ‘better’ care, suggest case troubles existing theory greater atte...