It is said that the ontology of data resists slowness and also that
the digital revolution promised a levelling of the playing field. Both
theories are examined in this timely collection of chapters looking at
time in the digital world. Since data has assumed such a paramount
place in the modern neoliberal world, contemporary concepts of time
have undergone radical transformation. By critically assessing the
emerging initiatives of slowing down in the digital age, this book
investigates the role of the digital in ultimately reinforcing
neo-liberal temporalities. It shows that both "speed-up" and "slow
down" imperatives often function as a form of biopolitical social
control necessary to contemporary global capitalism. Problematic
paradoxes emerge where a successful slow down and digital detox
ultimately are only successful if the individual returns to the world
as a more productive, labouring neoliberal subject. Is there another
way? The chapters in this collection, broken up into three parts, ask
that question.
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Beyond Chronotopia
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781786612984
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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