Time and Temporality

In a ‘cultural analysis of time,’ the focus is initially on exploring concepts of time and temporal practices from varied lifeworlds. From the perspective of a ‘cultural analysis through time,’ the interest lies not only in the effects of time from a functionalist standpoint, but more importantly in how time and temporality themselves are produced. For example, this approach examines how certain rhythms and temporalities (ideas of the future, past, or life trajectories) are politically constructed and the effects these constructions have (dissertation: Gina Dellagiacoma). What cultural phenomena and relational intimacies accompany practices of time-making (e.g., nostalgia, melancholy, utopia, hope)? Moreover, it iaddresses the epistemological significance of temporal relations within cultural analysis and explores knowledge production in relation to time. ‘Through time’ thus refers to the relationships, norms, and narratives generated through temporal practices as specific networks of relationships emerge through politics of time, which play a central role in the study of archival, educational, and aesthetic practices.