In this essay, i emphasize what harvey calls spacetime compression as. Globalization discourse is concerned with the effects of spatial changechanges in the shape, scale and extensity or social processes and the effects of temporal changeparticularly changes to, or away from, modernity. Time space compression and the postmodern condition. Timespace compression and the postmodern condition. Time space compression also known as space time compression and time space distanciation, articulated in 1989 by geographer david harvey in the condition of postmodernity, refers to any phenomenon that alters the qualities of and relationship between space and time. David harvey david harvey, author of the condition of postmodernity and the new imperialism, here tells the politicaleconomic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world. He may well have included it in that short list of concepts, such as. David harveys notion of timespace compression provides a compelling rationale for imbuing timespace with social content and experiential meaning. Time space compression is a term used by geographers to indicate the apparent compression of geographic space by faster means of transport and communication. Feb 23, 2011 time space compression is a term used to describe processes that seem to accelerate the experience of time and reduce the significance of distance during a given historical moment.
Timespace compression articulated in 1989 by geographer david harvey in the condition of postmodernity, refers to any phenomenon that alters the qualities. The material conditions that give rise to the need are also widely understood to be those of globalization see held 1995, 267. A new internationalism, fueled by innovations in transport and communications, redrew the map of the worlds spaces between 1850 and 1914 time space compression advanced as postmodernism took hold. As david harvey explains, novels have participated in the definition of alternatives, or possible worlds, within the capitalist process of urbanization city future in city past. Time and space were first compressed when trains begin to drive through human geography. As is usual for david harvey, this series of three essays considers the role of space at both the political economic and the philosophical level. Cosmopolitanism and the banality of geographical evils david.
Timespace compression an overview sciencedirect topics. This transformation, i argue, serves to liquify time and space. David harvey advances the concept of time space compression to signal processes that so revolutionize the objective qualities of space and time that we are forced to alter, sometimes in quite radical ways, how we represent the world to ourselves. That such a new lexicon is needed is a widely held belief that may well propel us onto new intellectual terrain in times to come. My argument will be that a consequence of the novels attention to timespace compression is a turn to memory. Timespace compression and memory in fortunata y jacinta jo. Our natural relationship to physical things we experience, like space and time. Harvey, a professor of geography and a key mover behind extending the scope and influence of the discipline of geography itself, does a thorough job here delineating the passage through to postmodernity and the economic, social, and political. The internet compresses time and space of the mental arena. Mar 10, 20 an xtranormal video with theorists paul virilio, marshall mcluhan and david harvey discussing time space compression. Geographer david harvey 1989 introduced this term in the condition of postmodernity, where he makes reference to the concept as processes that so revolutionize the objective qualities of space and time 240.
On that basis, the books of harvey were cited 723 times in 2007. The condition of postmodernity is david harveys seminal history of our most equivocal of eras. Harvey s idea was rooted in karl marxs theory of the annihilation of time and space. Harvey attended gillingham grammar school for boys and st johns college, cambridge for both his undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The chapters followthetrajectoryofharveysefforttodevelop a marxist. Harvey s early work, beginning with his phd on hops production in 19th century kent, was historical in nature, emerging from a regionalhistorical tradition of inquiry widely used at cambridge and in britain at that time. Mechanical newtonian space and time democracy and exploration. Today, what david harvey 1989 called spacetime compression and milton santos 1996 2000, later called the convergence of moments is the foundation of the new relationship betwe en society and space, which establishes the form of simultaneity referred to by henri lefebvre. His writings on this theme have contributed to the ongoing political debate on globalization and on the different spatial strategies associated to global processes. An xtranormal video with theorists paul virilio, marshall mcluhan and david harvey discussing timespace compression. He further states that as spatial barriers diminish so we become much more sensitized to what the worlds spaces contain. In a study of the mostcited academic geographers in four englishspeaking countries between 1984 and 1988, harvey ranked first.
A concept by david harvey that describes the conditions we are in. Space as a key word david harvey paper for marx and philosophy conference, 29 may 2004, institute of education, london if raymond williams were contemplating the entries for his celebrated text on keywords today, he would surely have included the word space. It is david harveys contention that the production of space, especially the distribution and organization of the territory, constitutes a principal aspect of capitalist economies. The condition of postmodernity is david harvey s seminal history of our most equivocal of eras. Harveys idea was rooted in karl marxs theory of the annihilation of. David harvey i have lost count of the number of times i have seen garrett hardins classic article, the tragedy of the commons,1 cited as an irrefutable argument for the superior efficiency of private property rights with respect to land and resource uses and, therefore, as an irrefutable justification for privatization.
Given steady increases in the volume and velocity of social transactions over space, time and space have steadily shrunk via the process of timespace compression. David harvey traces the development of the concept of postmodernism, explains its differences with modernism, and discusses political and social influences. At one level, this is an obvious idea and most people must be aware that a few centuries ago the fastest means of transport covered only a few miles per hour. Harvey explains what postmodernism means and why it makes sense to talk about the current epoch as the postmodern age. Time space compression and the rise of modernism as a cultural force. In his bestselling the condition of postmodernity, harvey became one of the first theorists to link globalization with fundamental changes in our experiences of time and space. Timespace compression by elaine odriscolladam digital. The manifestations of time space compressions on the global level are irrefutable. David harvey keith woodward and john paul jones iii the experience of time and space has changed, the confidence in the association. The chapters followthetrajectoryofharveysefforttodevelop a marxist framework for.
The manifestations of timespace compressions on the global level are irrefutable. A thorough theoretical treatment of timespace compression that invokes the ideas of david harvey and henri lefebvre to argue that the technologies that produce a shrinking world also permeate the contours of everyday life. The phenomenon of spacetime compression is a direct result. Along with wallerstein, geographer and social theorist david harvey 1935 is the preeminent marxist theorist of globalization.
The condition of postmodernity autonomous learning. May 17, 2006 as is usual for david harvey, this series of three essays considers the role of space at both the political economic and the philosophical level. There is agreement that the term refers to the consequences of two phenomena that, in combination, have resulted in what david harvey calls the. Still, for its ability to explain so much, it is a great book. Space as a key word david harvey front desk apparatus. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. View david harvey on time and space as the meaning of postmodern condition research papers on academia. Invision employees share their remote work secrets. A first primer for exploring this concept is david harveys the condition of postmodernity 1989, which also makes important links to aesthetic modernism and. There is a vast literature on what is commonly referred to as timespace compression. The future of the commons reading marxs capital with. For more detailed discussion of the new perception of the space and the time under the impact of industrialization, please see david harveys timespace compression and the rise of modernism as a cultural force in the.
Timespace compression is a term used to describe processes that seem to accelerate the experience of time and reduce the significance of distance during a given historical moment. The first two essays are speeches given as hettner lectures in geography at the ruprechtkarlsuniversitat heidelberg, the last essay is a reflection on space as a keyword in the sense of raymond. David harvey s the condition of postmodernity is a difficult book and by no means a perfect book. Timespace compression also known as spacetime compression and timespace distanciation, articulated in 1989 by geographer david harvey in the condition of postmodernity, refers to any phenomenon that alters the qualities of and relationship between space and time. Timespace compression by david harvey by megan eldridge on.
In his bestselling the condition of postmodernity, harvey became one of the first theorists to link globalization with. Spatial interaction and time space compression duration. Here, i should like to focus on another contributing factor. Timespace compression and the rise of modernism as a cultural force. Each of the eleven groundbreaking essays is followed by a short commentary in which harvey reflects on the context in which the piece was written, its reception, and its significance today. Timespace compression is a term used by geographers to indicate the apparent compression of geographic space by faster means of transport and communication. Introduction postmodernism is post because it is denies the existence of any ultimate principles, and it lacks the optimism of there being a scientific, philosophical. I want to suggest that we have been experiencing, these last tw0 decades, an intense phase of timespace compression that has had a disorienting and disruptive impact upon 1 politicaleconomic practices, the balance of class power, as well as upon cultural and isocial lite. Geographer david harvey classically conceived of this pro cess as being at the heart of modernity, or, in some formulations, postmodernity. David harvey advances the concept of timespace compression to signal processes that so revolutionize the objective qualities of space and time that we are forced to alter, sometimes in quite radical ways, how we represent the world to ourselves. A new internationalism, fueled by innovations in transport and communications, redrew the map of the worlds spaces between 1850 and 1914 timespace compression advanced as postmodernism took hold. Geographer david harvey used the term in the condition of postmodernity, where it refers to processes that.
Postmodernism harveys time space compression puts itself within the postmodernist intellectual framework. Timespace compression, geopolitics, and global uneven. David harvey s notion of timespace compression provides a compelling rationale for imbuing time space with social content and experiential meaning. This is brought about by attempts within capitalism to extract as much surplus value per unit of time as possible. His concept emphasizes the speedup in the pace of life 1989, p. David harvey along with wallerstein, geographer and social theorist david harvey 1935 is the preeminent marxist theorist of globalization. David harveys the condition of postmodernity is a difficult book and by no means a perfect book. In the 1970s and 1980s, marxists, led by david harvey, recast the process not simply as a set of technological advancements but as part of the. By changing the timespace prisms of daily life how people use their times and spaces, the opportunities and constraints they face, the meanings they attach to them time. In this volume of the annals, the contributors explore their individual subjects within common understanding of the term globalization. Spatial interaction and timespace compression duration. Timespace compression geography oxford bibliographies. This reading may be related to the concept of spacetime compression, formulated.
The mobile phone, as a part of an array of networkable devices and applications that make up the network society, brings what david harvey calls spacetime compression to new levels of intensity. Time space compression k crenshaw aapm 2012 1 822012 do more, in less time, without the stress and mess. An an aapm aapm aapm presentationpresentation reclaim your life in less than a day. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. My argument will be that a consequence of the novels attention to time space compression is a turn to memory.
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