Precarious Times

Precarious Times
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Publisher : Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9781501734816
ISBN-13 : 1501734814
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Download or read book Precarious Times written by Anne Fuchs and published by Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Precarious Times, Anne Fuchs explores how works of German literature, film, and photography reflect on the profound temporal anxieties precipitated by contemporary experiences of atomization, displacement, and fragmentation that bring about a loss of history and of time itself and that is peculiar to our current moment. The digital age places premiums on just-in-time deliveries, continual innovation, instantaneous connectivity, and around-the-clock availability. While some celebrate this 24/7 culture, others see it as profoundly destructive to the natural rhythm of day and night—and to human happiness. Have we entered an era of a perpetual present that depletes the future and erodes our grasp of the past? Beginning its examination around 1900, when rapid modernization was accompanied by comparably intense reflection on changing temporal experience, Precarious Times provides historical depth and perspective to current debates on the "digital now." Expanding the modern discourse on time and speed, Fuchs deploys such concepts as attention, slowness and lateness to emphasize the uneven quality of time around the world.


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