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Still Life in Nearly Present Time: The Object of Nature

NIGEL THRIFT

University of Bristol

This article attempts to understand the reconstitution of the `present' in modern societies. I argue that this reconstitution is the result of work done on `bare life', which I associate with that little space of time between action and performance. The article goes on to consider the ways in which this reconstitution of the present is taking place, using examples from the economic sphere. Throughout the article, I argue that operations on bare life are not only instrumental but also open up new spaces of biopolitical practice based on a greater recognition of the value of slowness in a world commonly figured as fast.

Key Words: background • bare life • embodiment • ethology • nature • non-representational theory

Body & Society, Vol. 6, No. 3-4, 34-57 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X00006003003
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