Introduction : Understanding Connections between Time, Space and the Body


Autoria(s): McLean, Loyola; Stafford, Lisa; Weeks, Mark
Contribuinte(s)

McLean, Loyola

Stafford, Lisa

Weeks, Mark

Data(s)

2014

Resumo

The experiences and constructs of time, space and bodies saturate human discourse—naturally enough, since they are fundamental to existence—yet there has long been a tendency for the terms to be approached somewhat independently, belying the depth of their interconnections. It was a desire to address that apparent shortcoming that inspired this book, and the interdisciplinary meetings from which it was born, the 1st Global Conferences on ‘Time, Space and the Body’ and ‘Body Horror’ held in Sydney in February 2013. Following the lively, often provocative, exchange of ideas throughout those meetings, the writing here crosses conventional boundaries inhabiting everyday life and liminal experiences, across cultures, life circumstances, and bodily states. Through numerous theoretical frameworks and with reference to a variety of media, the authors problematize or deconstruct commonplace assumptions to reveal challenging new perspectives on the diverse cultures and communities which make our world. If there is an overarching theme of this collection it is diversity itself. The writers here come from numerous academic fields, but a good number of them also draw on first-hand cultural production in the arts: photography, sculpture and fine art instillation, for example. Of course, however laudable it might be, there is a potential problem in such diversity: does it produce fruitful dialogue moving toward creative, workable syntheses or simply a cacophony of competing, incomprehensible, barely comprehending voices? To a large degree this depends upon the intellectual, existential ambitions as well as the old-fashioned goodnatured tolerance of both writers and readers. But we hope three unifying characteristics are discernable in the following chapters viewed as a whole: firstly, a genuine concern for the world humans inhabit and the communities they form as bodies in space and time; secondly, an emphasis upon the experience of the human subject, exemplified perhaps by the number of chapters drawing on phenomenology; thirdly, an adventurous, explorative impulse associated with an underlying sense that being, since it is inseparable from the body’s temporality, is always becoming, and here the presence of poststructuralist influences is unmistakable, often explicit. Our challenge as editors has been to present the enormous variety of subjects and views in a way that would render the book coherent and at the same time encourage readers to make explorations themselves into realms they might usually consider beyond their field of interest. To that end we have divided the book into six sections around loosely defined themes, each offering different angles on how time and/or space unfold in and around bodies.

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/74673/

Publicador

Inter-Disciplinary Press

Relação

https://www.interdisciplinarypress.net/online-store/ebooks/diversity-and-recognition/exploring-bodies-through-time-and-space

McLean, Loyola, Stafford, Lisa, & Weeks, Mark (2014) Introduction : Understanding Connections between Time, Space and the Body. In McLean, Loyola, Stafford, Lisa, & Weeks, Mark (Eds.) Exploring Bodies in Time and Space. Inter-Disciplinary Press, Oxford, United Kingdom, ix-xvi.

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Fonte

School of Design; Creative Industries Faculty

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Tipo

Book Chapter