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who does not take it for granted. (Bowker and Star, 1999: 291) Bowker GC and Star SL. (1999) Sorting things out: classification and its consequences, Cambridge: MIT.
Violated Assumptions, we discover them when we encounter others: people, ideas, worlds Because they are either unconscious or semi-conscious they are not obvious to us. So how do we find them? Something surprises us! =ASK: what did I think was the case instead? Name it out loud as carefully and in as much detail as you can. Something feels off or disorienting. =ASK: what is missing? what difference does it make? Something seems quite wrong. =ASK: what exactly is wrong here? what do I think is right instead? What other clues tip you off that you are discovering what you take for granted in encounter with something else?