Russi (2021) suggests ‘eavesdropping’ as a way to appreciate the practical implications of Shotter’s (2015) stance that social inquiry is an art/craft beginning with experience, rather than a technique pre-determined by theory and methods. Following Russi’s instruction to eavesdrop on his eavesdropping, I explore his concepts of experience and listening. Contrary to Russi I issue a plea for theory, as theoretical frameworks are key for tracking the politics of knowledge surrounding social inquiry. Illustrating the process theoretical character of Russi’s concepts of experience and listening, I argue for the possibility of theory as emergent within experience. Here my concept of cultures of listening is relevant, as it helps to consider eavesdropping as a form of dark listening (Motzkau & Lee, forthcoming).

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倾听的文化、黑暗的倾听和对理论的恳求

Russi (2021) 建议将“窃听”作为一种理解 Shotter (2015) 立场的实际意义的方式，即社会调查是一种从经验开始的艺术/手艺，而不是一种由理论和方法预先确定的技术。按照鲁西关于窃听他的窃听的指示，我探索了他的经验和倾听的概念。与鲁西相反，我呼吁理论，因为理论框架是跟踪围绕社会调查的知识政治的关键。通过说明鲁西的经验和聆听概念的过程理论特征，我论证了理论作为经验中涌现的可能性。在这里，我的倾听文化概念是相关的，因为它有助于将窃听视为一种黑暗倾听的形式（Motzkau & Lee，即将出版）。