Slowing down modernity: A critique

Auteur: 

Filip Vostal

Date de publication: 

01 Janvier 2017

Mots-clefs: 

  • Time
  • Social experience
  • social process
  • Modernity
  • Social acceleration

Publié ici : 

29 Juillet 2017

Mis à jour le : 

31 Juillet 2017

Langue de publication: 

  • Anglais
CEFRES (Višegrad)

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Slowing down modernity: A critique: A critique

Article de Filip Vostal 
CEFRES - Centre Français de Recherche en Sciences Sociales
FLU CAS - Institute of philosophy

dans la revue Time and Society, SAGE Publications, 2017.

The connection between modernization and social acceleration is now a prominent theme in critical social analysis. Taking a cue from these debates, I explore attempts that aim to 'slow down modernity' by resisting the dynamic tempo of various social processes and experiences. The issue of slowdown now accounts for a largely unquestioned measure, expected to deliver unhasty tempo conditioning good and ethical life, mental well-being and accountable democracy. In principle, there is little to object to in such well-intended goals. This paper, nonetheless, identifies several problems associated with slowdown, especially if presented as an incontestable doctrine. Despite its progressive feel, slowdown also stands for 1) a capitalist commodity; 2) a dangerous political objective that weaves together parochialism with fear-driven social sentiment; and 3) an undesired subjective experience. Finally, I evaluate recent propositions around 'accelerationism' and ask whether they might tackle the pitfalls of both social acceleration and slowness. I conclude by arguing that neither slow nor fast can be preferred as universal solutions.

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