Articulations
Peer-reviewed articles on “Temporal Communities”
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This curated collection approaches literature as a performative practice that actively builds and sustains temporal communities across time. It understands literature as something that happens in action (through transmission, performance and use) within dynamic networks of human and non-human actors. Focusing on performativity as both a methodological lens and a field of inquiry, the contributions…
When viewed through the lens of performance theory, communities have always appeared temporal. Such a processual view is reflected in concepts such as the ‘theatrical community’ or the ‘aesthetic community’, which have been negotiated in the arts and humanities since the 1990s. However, according to the argument of this Insight, such communities have a strong…
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This analysis considers the intricate relationship between “literature” and critical modelling within the framework of the ‘EXC 2020 Temporal Communities’ research agenda. It asserts that the term “literature” relies on intricate, often unacknowledged modelling operations in literary studies, necessitating explicit scrutiny. The insight posits literature as a consequence of non-representational modelling, underscoring the importance of…
