Knowledge, Formats, and Fish
The Society for the Promotion of the Norwegian Fisheries and its Journal
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Knowledge formats, epistemic genres, scale, journals, Norwegian fisheriesAbstract
The Society for the Promotion of Norwegian Fisheries (Selskabet for de norske fiskeriers fremme) was established in 1879 and started publishing the Norwegian Fisheries’ Journal (Norsk Fiskeritidende). The article argues that this journal, with a total of about 22,500 pages, has been vital to establish “the Norwegian fisheries” as a field of activity and knowledge. It is not only a historical source of information on the fisheries and fish trade in Norway, but a historical agent in its own right representing specific knowledge-making practices. The article explores how the journal was a driving force in constituting the fisheries as an object of knowledge and politics, and established them as networks of connected elements, agents, and issues. The exploration draws on two key theoretical concepts that both serve to highlight the journal’s own agency and performative dimensions: format and scale or scaling.
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