Precarious Times
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 peculia...
Sparad:
| Huvudupphov: | |
|---|---|
| Materialtyp: | Online |
| Språk: | engelska |
| Utgiven: |
Cornell University Press
2026
|
| Ämnen: | |
| Länkar: | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110012 |
| Taggar: |
Inga taggar, Lägg till första taggen!
|
| _version_ | 1869527859874234368 |
|---|---|
| author | Fuchs, Anne |
| author_browse | Fuchs, Anne |
| author_facet | Fuchs, Anne |
| author_sort | Fuchs, Anne |
| collection | Directory of Open Access Books |
| description | 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. |
| format | Online |
| id | doab-20.500.12854ir-172159 |
| institution | Directory of Open Access Books |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2026 |
| publishDateRange | 2026 |
| publishDateSort | 2026 |
| publisher | Cornell University Press |
| publisherStr | Cornell University Press |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1721592026-02-20T05:15:49Z Precarious Times Fuchs, Anne Modern time regime Temporal anxiety Acceleration Precariousness Speed culture Slowness Lateness Attention Presentism Digital now Eigenzeit Photography Film Modernism Contemporary German literature thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema::ATFA Film history, theory or criticism thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 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. 2026-02-20T05:15:48Z 2026-02-20T05:15:48Z 2026-02-19T08:13:51Z 2019 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110012 9781501734823 9781501734816 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/172159 eng Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/110012/2/9781501734816.pdf Cornell University Press Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library 05937e7b-c222-4680-9580-c09c5ce7a11e 9781501734823 9781501734816 Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library 342 Ithaca open access |
| spellingShingle | Modern time regime Temporal anxiety Acceleration Precariousness Speed culture Slowness Lateness Attention Presentism Digital now Eigenzeit Photography Film Modernism Contemporary German literature thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema::ATFA Film history, theory or criticism thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Fuchs, Anne Precarious Times |
| title | Precarious Times |
| title_full | Precarious Times |
| title_fullStr | Precarious Times |
| title_full_unstemmed | Precarious Times |
| title_short | Precarious Times |
| title_sort | precarious times |
| topic | Modern time regime Temporal anxiety Acceleration Precariousness Speed culture Slowness Lateness Attention Presentism Digital now Eigenzeit Photography Film Modernism Contemporary German literature thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema::ATFA Film history, theory or criticism thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |
| topic_facet | Modern time regime Temporal anxiety Acceleration Precariousness Speed culture Slowness Lateness Attention Presentism Digital now Eigenzeit Photography Film Modernism Contemporary German literature thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema::ATFA Film history, theory or criticism thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |
| url | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110012 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fuchsanne precarioustimes |