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 ...
Read More
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.
Read Less
Publisher:
Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
Published:
10/15/2019 12: 00: 00 AM
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18130759983
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.73
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
Published:
10/15/2019 12: 00: 00 AM
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18130803933
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.73
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
Published:
2019
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16181585436
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.73
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Halftones, black & white, Halftones, color. Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought . 9 b&w halftones, 1 color halftone.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
Published:
2019
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18079655498
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.73
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Bumped edges and book is warped Sun damage to edge of pages Dirty marks to edge of pages Next day dispatch by Royal Mail. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
Published:
2019
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18079801160
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.73
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Bumped edges and book is warped Sun Damage to edge of Pages. No.1 BESTSELLERS-great prices, friendly customer service-usually dispatched within 24 hrs.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
Published:
2019
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15743645094
Shipping Options:
Standard Shipping: $4.73
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Halftones, black & white, Halftones, color. Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought . 9 b&w halftones, 1 color halftone.
