Lived temporalities : : exploring duration in Guatemala, empirical and theoretical studies / / Julia Mahler.
In contemporary global capitalist culture, time-consciousness becomes more important than self-consciousness. In the realm of lived time, the identity of the self opens up to an encounter with otherness. Insights into the ways in which this dynamic unfolds enable one to affirm human temporalities in...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bielefeld, Germany : : Transcript Verlag,, [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 2015 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cultural Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (280) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 9 Preface: Inhabiting the Event 11 Abstract 27 1. Lived Temporalities in Guatemala 29 2. 'Poco a Poco': Passive Time and the Traditional Home 65 3. 'Todo Sirve': The Passive Self and the Guatemalan Market 113 4. 'Mañana': Becoming-Active and the Unpleasant 153 5. 'Gracias a Dios': The Event and Guatemalan Buses 197 6. Research Findings: Lived Temporalities and the Recognition of the Actual Other 245 Bibliography 261 Appendix 271 Backmatter 281