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Recent theorizing in Science and Technology Studies (STS) has taken a “performance” turn. Performative approaches theorize how meaning and matter relate in the context of situated practices. Scholars of organizational communication have also turned to theorizing the relationship between matter and meaning in the context of organization. In this article, I bring together these two strands of theorizing to offer a unique lens to study materiality as a process of (dis)organization. Through an empirical analysis of an academic technology organization, I illustrate the “performance as (dis)organization” lens, detailing three “organizing moves” that encompassed the discursive material practices of academic technology coordinators: boundary working, context shaping, and relational bridging. I conclude by discussing how performance as (dis)organizing adds dimension to theories that take seriously the materiality of practice. Les theories recentes en STS ont pris le tournant de la « performance ». Ces approches performatives proposent de theoriser la maniere dont le sens et le contenu sont lies dans le contexte de pratiques situees. Les chercheurs en communication organisationnelle ont aussi theorise les relations entre le contenu et le sens dans le contexte de l’organisation. Dans cet article, je reunis ces deux apports theoriques afin de proposer une perspective inedite pour l’etude de la materialite entendue comme un processus d’organisation et desorganisation. A partir d’une analyse empirique d’une organisation technologique en milieu universitaire, j’illustre la performance comme perspective d’organisation / desorganisation, en mettant l’accent sur trois « mouvements organisants » qui englobent les pratiques materielles discursives des coordinateurs technologiques universitaires : le travail de frontieres, la mise en forme du contexte et l’etablissement de ponts relationnels. Je conclus en examinant comment la performance comme organisante et desorganisante ajoute une dimension aux theories qui prennent au serieux la materialite de la pratique.

Performance as (Dis)organizing: The Case of Discursive Material Practices in Academic Technologies