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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-13-2024
Abstract
Datta’s (2024) concept of ‘distant time’ offers a multi-faceted lens to interrogate the construction of urban futures. In this commentary, I critically examine how the concept is framed and mobilized, drawing attention to issues of temporal extensiveness, topological temporality, and embodied time. While recognizing the analytic power of distant time to expose techniques of temporal distancing and document deep connections between social, ecological, and technological times, I argue that open questions remain regarding the parameters of temporal justice and possibilities for collective political action beyond temporal arbitrage.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/20438206241262511
Recommended Citation
Addie, Jean-Paul, "The Distant Present (Faraway, So Close!)" (2024). USI Publications. 92.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/20438206241262511